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PINK1 mutation in Taiwanese early-onset parkinsonism : clinical, genetic, and dopamine transporter studies.
Journal of neurology - 1 Oct 2007
Weng Yi-Hsin, Chou Yah-Huei Wu, Wu Wen-Shiang, Lin Kun-Ju, Chang Hsiu-Chen, Yen Tzu-Chen, Chen Rou-Shayn, Wey Shiaw-Pyng, Lu Chin-Song
Abstract excerpt
The PINK1 gene mutation is probably the second most common genetic cause of early-onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD). The frequency and the characteristics of the PINK1 mutation in the Taiwanese population are unknown. This study was designed to investigate the genotype, phenotype and dopaminergic function of PINK1 in a cohort of EOPD patients. The genetic settings were to detect the PINK1 gene mutations in 138...
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