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A rare novel deletion of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene in Parkinson disease.
Human mutation - 1 Oct 2010
Bademci Güney, Edwards Todd L, Torres Andre L, Scott William K, Züchner Stephan, Martin Eden R, Vance Jeffery M, Wang Liyong
Abstract excerpt
Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) enzyme is a rate limiting enzyme in dopamine biosynthesis. Missense mutation in both alleles of the TH gene is known to cause dopamine-related phenotypes, including dystonia and infantile Parkinsonism. However, it is not clear if single allele mutation in TH modifies the...
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