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Parkin mutation dosage and the phenomenon of anticipation: a molecular genetic study of familial parkinsonism.
BMC neurology - 22 Feb 2005
Poorkaj Parvoneh, Moses Lina, Montimurro Jennifer S, Nutt John G, Schellenberg Gerard D, Payami Haydeh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: parkin mutations are a common cause of parkinsonism. Possessing two parkin mutations leads to early-onset parkinsonism, while having one mutation may predispose to late-onset disease. This dosage pattern suggests that some parkin families should exhibit intergenerational variation in age at onset resembling anticipation. A subset of familial PD exhibits anticipation, the cause of which is unknown. The...
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