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A case-control study of Parkinson's disease and tobacco use: gene-tobacco interactions.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 May 2010
De Palma Giuseppe, Dick Finlay D, Calzetti Stefano, Scott Neil W, Prescott Gordon J, Osborne Aileen, Haites Neva, Mozzoni Paola, Negrotti Anna, Scaglioni Augusto, Mutti Antonio
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A case-control study of genetic, environmental, and occupational risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD) was carried out in five European countries (Italy, Malta, Romania, Scotland, and Sweden) to explore the possible contribution of interactions among host and environmental factors in sporadic PD. Whereas smoking habits confirmed its negative association with PD, a possible modulatory role of genetic...
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