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Parkinson's disease: from monogenic forms to genetic susceptibility factors.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Apr 2009
Lesage Suzanne, Brice Alexis
Abstract excerpt
Research in Parkinson's disease (PD) genetics has been extremely prolific over the past decade. More than 13 loci and 9 genes have been identified, but their implication in PD is not always certain. Point mutations, duplications and triplications in the alpha-synuclein (SNCA) gene cause a rare dominant form of PD in familial and sporadic cases. Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene are a more...
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