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PET neuroimaging and mutations in the DJ-1 gene.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Dec 2004
Dekker M C J, Eshuis S A, Maguire R P, Veenma-van der Duijn L, Pruim J, Snijders P J L M, Oostra B A, van Duijn C M, Leenders K L
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Mutations in the DJ-1 gene lead to autosomal recessive early-onset parkinsonism. We performed F-DOPA and FDG PET neuroimaging in two parkinsonism patients homozygous for DJ-1 mutations, three relatives heterozygous for a DJ-1 mutation and one non-carrier, all from the originally described kindred...
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