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Alpha-synuclein, alcohol use disorders, and Parkinson disease: a case-control study.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Jul 2009
Brighina Laura, Schneider Nicole K, Lesnick Timothy G, de Andrade Mariza, Cunningham Julie M, Mrazek David, Rocca Walter A, Maraganore Demetrius M
Abstract excerpt
Collaborative pooled analyses demonstrated that allele length variability of the dinucleotide repeat sequence within the alpha-synuclein gene promoter (SNCA REP1) is associated with Parkinson disease (PD) worldwide. Other studies demonstrated that variability in the SNCA promoter is also associated with alcohol use disorders, but not consistently. Yet other studies demonstrated that alcohol use disorders are...
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