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Variations of the CAG trinucleotide repeat in DNA polymerase γ (POLG1) is associated with Parkinson's disease in Sweden.
Neuroscience letters - 19 Nov 2010
Anvret Anna, Westerlund Marie, Sydow Olof, Willows Thomas, Lind Charlotta, Galter Dagmar, Belin Andrea Carmine
Abstract excerpt
DNA polymerase gamma (POLG1) is coding for the catalytic subunit of the heterotrimeric mitochondrial DNA polymerase and involved in replication and repair of mitochondrial DNA. In addition to its 5' to 3' polymerase activity, POLG1 has a 3' to 5' exonuclease activity important in the repair process. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease (PD)....
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