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Analysis of the glucocerebrosidase gene in Parkinson's disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Mar 2005
Sato Christine, Morgan Angharad, Lang Anthony E, Salehi-Rad Shabnam, Kawarai Toshitaka, Meng Yan, Ray Peter N, Farrer Lindsay A, St George-Hyslop Peter, Rogaeva Ekaterina
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized clinically by a combination of motor symptoms. Identifying novel PD genetic risk factors is important for understanding its pathogenesis. A recent study suggested that up to 21% of subjects with PD may have mutations in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene. We investigated the GBA gene for mutations in 88 PD cases and 122...
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