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Familial genes in sporadic disease: common variants of alpha-synuclein gene associate with Parkinson's disease.
Mechanisms of ageing and development - 1 Jan 2000
Ross Owen A, Gosal David, Stone Jeremy T, Lincoln Sarah J, Heckman Michael G, Irvine G Brent, Johnston Janet A, Gibson J Mark, Farrer Matthew J, Lynch Timothy
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation of the alpha-synuclein gene (SNCA) is known to cause familial parkinsonism, however the role of SNCA variants in sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD) remains elusive. The present study identifies an association of common SNCA polymorphisms with disease susceptibility in a series of Irish PD patients. There is evidence for association with alternate regions, of protection and risk which may act...
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