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Multiple step pattern as a biomarker in Parkinson disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Aug 2009
Blekher Tanya, Weaver Marjorie, Rupp Jason, Nichols William C, Hui Siu L, Gray Jacqueline, Yee Robert D, Wojcieszek Joanne, Foroud Tatiana
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate quantitative measures of saccades as possible biomarkers in early stages of Parkinson disease (PD) and in a population at-risk for PD. METHODS: The study sample (n=68) included mildly to moderately affected PD patients, their unaffected siblings, and control individuals. All participants completed a clinical evaluation by a movement disorder neurologist. Genotyping of the G2019S mutation in...
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