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PINK1 mutations in sporadic early-onset Parkinson's disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Jun 2006
Tan Eng-King, Yew Kenneth, Chua Eva, Puvan K, Shen Hui, Lee Esther, Puong Kim-Yoong, Zhao Yi, Pavanni Ratnagopal, Wong Meng-Cheong, Jamora Dominic, de Silva Deidre, Moe Kyaw-Thu, Woon Fung-Peng, Yuen Yih, Tan Louis
Abstract excerpt
Pathogenic PINK1 mutations have been described in PARK6-linked Parkinson's disease (PD) patients of Asian origin. However, data on the frequency of PINK1 mutations in sporadic early-onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD) Asian patients are lacking. The objectives of this study were to report the frequency of PINK1 mutations of sporadic EOPD in an Asian cohort comprising of ethnic Chinese, Malays, and Indians, and to...
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