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LRRK2 G2019S mutation in Parkinson's disease: a neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric study in a large Algerian cohort.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Dec 2010
Belarbi Soreya, Hecham Nassima, Lesage Suzanne, Kediha Mohamed I, Smail Nourredine, Benhassine Traki, Ysmail-Dahlouk Farida, Lohman Ebba, Benhabyles Badia, Hamadouche Tarik, Assami Salima, Brice Alexis, Tazir Meriem
Abstract excerpt
A series of 106 patients with isolated or familial Parkinsonism underwent clinical evaluation and genetic testing for the LRRK2 G2019S mutation which was identified in 34/106 patients (32%). Seventy one of them accepted to be evaluated for neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric studies with the aim to compare mutation carriers with non-carriers. For neuropsychological testing, comparisons between LRRK2 G2019S...
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