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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T gene polymorphism can influence age at onset of Parkinson's disease.
Acta neurologica Taiwanica - 1 Sept 2007
Lin Juei-Jueng, Yueh Kuo-Chu, Liu Chin-San, Liu Jung-Tung, Lin Shinn-Zong
Abstract excerpt
A case-control study was designed to investigate a possible genetic susceptibility of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and assess whether the genetic polymorphism could be a predictor of levodopa-induced adverse effects in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) of Chinese descent living in Taiwan. There were 94 sporadic PD patients with levodopa therapy at least for five years and 146 control subjects, matched by sex...
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