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The role of pathogenic DJ-1 mutations in Parkinson's disease.
Annals of neurology - 1 Sept 2003
Abou-Sleiman Patrick M, Healy Daniel G, Quinn Niall, Lees Andrew J, Wood Nicholas W
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in DJ-1 (PARK7) have been reported in two consanguineous families with young-onset Parkinson's disease (YOPD). This study aims to confirm the presence of pathogenic DJ-1 mutations and determine their contribution in young-onset and more typical later onset Parkinson's disease (PD). The entire open reading frame of the DJ-1 gene was screened by direct sequencing in 185 unrelated YOPD patients and a...
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