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G2019S mutation of the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 gene in a cohort of Egyptian patients with Parkinson's disease.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Dec 2011
Hashad Doaa I, Abou-Zeid Abla A, Achmawy Ghada A, Allah Horeya M O Saad, Saad Marwa A
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AIM: This work investigates the prevalence of G2019S mutation of the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene in a cohort of Egyptian patients with sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD) and its relation to various features of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 113 patients with sporadic PD and 87 healthy individuals as a control group. Clinical assessment was done using the Unified PD Rating...
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