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Alpha-synuclein polymorphisms are associated with Parkinson's disease in a Saskatchewan population.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 Dec 2009
Rajput Alex, Vilariño-Güell Carles, Rajput Michele L, Ross Owen A, Soto-Ortolaza Alexandra I, Lincoln Sarah J, Cobb Stephanie A, Heckman Michael G, Farrer Matthew J, Rajput Ali
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Alpha-synuclein gene (SNCA) mutations cause familial Parkinsonism but the role of SNCA variability in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) remains incompletely defined. We report a study of SNCA genetic variation in 452 idiopathic PD cases and 245 controls. SNCA copy number mutations were not asso...
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