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Polymorphisms of catechol-0-methyltransferase (COMT), monoamine oxidase B (MAOB), N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) and cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) gene in patients with early onset of Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 May 2007
Bialecka M, Klodowska-Duda G, Honczarenko K, Gawrońska-Szklarz B, Opala G, Safranow K, Droździk M
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the contribution of MAOB, COMT, NAT2 and CYP2D6 gene polymorphisms to early onset Parkinson's disease (PD). The study enrolled 134 patients with Parkinson's disease (early onset-EOPD--67 patients, and late onset--LOPD--patients), and 66 healthy individuals. Polymerane chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) methods were used for genotyping....
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