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Genetic predisposition to Parkinson's disease: CYP2D6 and HFE in the Faroe Islands.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Mar 2008
Halling Jónrit, Petersen Maria Skaalum, Grandjean Philippe, Weihe Pál, Brosen Kim
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the genetic variants of CYP2D6 and HFE are more frequent in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients compared with controls in a population where the prevalence of these variants and PD are increased. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 79 PD patients and 154 controls in the Faroe Islands. Genotyping for the 'CYP2D6*3, *4, *6 and *9' alleles and for the C282Y and H63D mutations...
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