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Comparison of kindreds with parkinsonism and alpha-synuclein genomic multiplications.
Annals of neurology - 1 Feb 2004
Farrer Matt, Kachergus Jennifer, Forno Lysia, Lincoln Sarah, Wang Deng-Shun, Hulihan Mary, Maraganore Demetrius, Gwinn-Hardy Katrina, Wszolek Zbigniew, Dickson Dennis, Langston J William
Abstract excerpt
Genomic triplication of the alpha-synuclein gene recently has been associated with familial Parkinson's disease in the Spellman-Muenter kindred. Here, we present an independent family, of Swedish-American descent, with hereditary early-onset parkinsonism with dementia due to alpha-synuclein triplication. Brain tissue available from affected individuals in both kindreds provided the opportunity to compare their...
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