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Mitochondrial complex I gene variant associated with early age at onset in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jul 2007
Simon David K, Zheng Kangni, Velázquez Luis, Santos Nieves, Almaguer Luis, Figueroa K Pattie, Pulst Stefan-M
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BACKGROUND: A common mitochondrial complex I gene polymorphism (10398G) is reported to be inversely associated with the risk of Parkinson disease. We hypothesized that this variant might have a protective effect on the central nervous system and therefore might delay the onset of symptoms in spin...
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