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Low frequency of the PARK2 gene mutations in Polish patients with the early-onset form of Parkinson disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Feb 2010
Koziorowski Dariusz, Hoffman-Zacharska Dorota, Sławek Jarosław, Szirkowiec Walentyna, Janik Piotr, Bal Jerzy, Friedman Andrzej
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OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the PARK2 (Parkin) gene result in an early-onset autosomal recessive form of Parkinson Disease (EO-PD). Although the frequency of the PARK2 mutations in EO-PD patients according to several studies is high and has been reported in up to 50% in familial and 19% in sporadic cases, these data remain controversial. METHODS: We performed PARK2 gene analysis for a group of 79 Polish EO-PD...
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