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Parkinsonism genes: culprits and clues.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Nov 2006
Abeliovich Asa, Flint Beal M
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by a unique clinical constellation that includes: slowness, rigidity, gait difficulty, and tremor at rest. Pathological studies have linked this presentation to the loss of midbrain dopamine neurons (Gelb et al. 1999) although other neuronal populations are also targeted in PD. Epidemiological data implicate both genetic and environmental factors in the etiology of the...
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