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Successful twin pregnancy in a patient with parkin-associated autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism.
BMC neurology - 17 Jun 2011
Serikawa Takehiro, Shimohata Takayoshi, Akashi Mami, Yokoseki Akio, Tsuchiya Miwa, Hasegawa Arika, Haino Kazufumi, Koike Ryoko, Takakuwa Koichi, Tanaka Keiko, Tanaka Kenichi, Nishizawa Masatoyo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy in patients with Parkinson disease is a rare occurrence. To the best of our knowledge, the effect of pregnancy as well as treatment in genetically confirmed autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism (ARJP) has never been reported. Here, we report the first case of pregnancy in a patient with ARJP associated with a parkin gene mutation, ARJP/PARK2. CASE PRESENTATION: A 27-year-old woman with...
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