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Clinical traits of LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease in Ireland: a link between familial and idiopathic PD.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Sept 2005
Gosal David, Ross Owen A, Wiley Joe, Irvine G Brent, Johnston Janet A, Toft Mathias, Mata Ignacio F, Kachergus Jennifer, Hulihan Mary, Taylor Julie P, Lincoln Sarah J, Farrer Matthew J, Lynch Timothy, Mark Gibson J
Abstract excerpt
The role of genetics in parkinsonism has been confirmed over the last decade with the identification of genetic variation in seven genes, which are causative in familial forms of the disorder. A number of pathogenic mutations have been identified in the latest gene LRRK2, with a Gly2019Ser amino acid substitution identified in two siblings and one patient with idiopathic Parkinson's disease from Ireland. The...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Antiparkinson Agents
- Cognition
- Disease Progression
- Functional Laterality
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Ireland
- Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
