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LRRK2 mutations are not common in Alzheimer's disease.
Mechanisms of ageing and development - 1 Nov 2005
Toft Mathias, Sando Sigrid Botne, Melquist Stacey, Ross Owen A, White Linda R, Aasly Jan O, Farrer Matthew J
Abstract excerpt
The development of common age-related neurodegenerative disorders as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are influenced by genetic factors. Recently, pathogenic mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene have been identified in familial Parkinsonism. Individuals in some of these families developed symptoms of dementia with Lewy-bodies and AD. The LRRK2 gene is also located within a...
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