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LRRK2 Gly2385Arg mutation and clinical features in a Chinese population with early-onset Parkinson's disease compared to late-onset patients.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Sept 2008
Chan Daniel Kam Yin, Ng Ping Wing, Mok Vincent, Yeung Jonas, Fang Zhi Ming, Clarke Raymond, Leung Edward, Wong Lawrence
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of LRRK2 Gly2385Arg mutation in Hong Kong Chinese with early-onset (age < or =45 years) Parkinson's disease was identified and compared with late-onset patients (age >50 years) and controls. The mutation prevalence were 8.8, 8.3, and 0% for early-onset, late-onset, and controls, respectively. The mean age of onset among LRRK2 G2385R carriers was 42.7 years old for early-onset compared to 74.3 for...
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