[Advances in the genetic studies in Parkinson's disease].

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Genetic contribution to the etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is generally accepted based on the studies of the familial form of the disease and progress in molecular genetic techniques. To date, specific mutations have been identified in five separate genes and several chromosomal loci have been linked for different forms of familial parkinsonism. The discovery of alpha-synuclein, ubiquitin C-terminal...

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