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DJ-1 (PARK7) mutations are less frequent than Parkin (PARK2) mutations in early-onset Parkinson disease.
Neurology - 10 Feb 2004
Hedrich K, Djarmati A, Schäfer N, Hering R, Wellenbrock C, Weiss P H, Hilker R, Vieregge P, Ozelius L J, Heutink P, Bonifati V, Schwinger E, Lang A E, Noth J, Bressman S B, Pramstaller P P, Riess O, Klein C
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in the Parkin gene (PARK2) are the most commonly identified cause of recessively inherited early-onset Parkinson disease (EOPD) but account for only a portion of cases. DJ-1 (PARK7) was recently reported as a second gene associated with recessively inherited PD with a homozy...
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