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Parkin mutations and early-onset parkinsonism in a Taiwanese cohort.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jan 2005
Wu Ruey-Meei, Bounds Rebecca, Lincoln Sarah, Hulihan Mary, Lin Chin-Hsien, Hwu Wuh-Liang, Chen Judy, Gwinn-Hardy Katrina, Farrer Matt
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Loss of function of the parkin gene (PRKN) is the predominant genetic cause of juvenile and early-onset parkinsonism in Japan, Europe, and the United States. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the frequency of PRKN mutations in Taiwanese (ethnic Chinese) patients with early-onset parkinsonism and to explore genotype-phenotype correlations. DESIGN: Clinical assessment included medical, neurologic, and psychiatric...
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