Transcranial sonography findings in a large family with homozygous and heterozygous PINK1 mutations

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate substantia nigra (SN) echogenicity in members of a family with homozygous and heterozygous PTEN induced kinase (PINK1) mutations with or without signs of Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS: Transcranial sonography (TCS) was used to investigate 20 members of a family with PINK1 mutations, including four homozygous and 11 heterozygous mutation carriers and five individuals with no mutation....

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