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Association of polymorphisms in the Tau and Saitohin genes with Parkinson's disease.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Mar 2004
Levecque C, Elbaz A, Clavel J, Vidal J S, Amouyel P, Alpérovitch A, Tzourio C, Chartier-Harlin M C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Saitohin gene has recently been identified in intron 9 of the Tau gene. Because an association between Parkinson's disease and Tau has been described, Saitohin represents a candidate gene for Parkinson's disease. OBJECTIVE: To test these two genes for their association with Parkinson's disease in a large community based case-control study. RESULTS: Cases (n = 208) were more often homozygotes for...
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