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Metabolomic profiling in LRRK2-related Parkinson's disease.
PloS one - 22 Oct 2009
Johansen Krisztina K, Wang Lei, Aasly Jan O, White Linda R, Matson Wayne R, Henchcliffe Claire, Beal M Flint, Bogdanov Mikhail
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in LRRK2 gene represent the most common known genetic cause of Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We used metabolomic profiling to identify biomarkers that are associated with idiopathic and LRRK2 PD. We compared plasma metabolomic profiles of patients with PD due to the G2019S LRRK2 mutation, to asymptomatic family members of these patients either with or without...
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