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Clinical features of LRRK2 parkinsonism.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Dec 2009
Haugarvoll Kristoffer, Wszolek Zbigniew K
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene were initially identified in large families with autosomal dominant Parkinson disease (PD). These mutations (p.R1441C, p.R1441G, p.Y1699C and p.I2020T) revealed that genetic mutations could cause clinically typical, late-onset PD. Subsequently, the p.G2019S mutation was found to be a frequent cause of both autosomal dominant and "sporadic" PD,...
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