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Comprehensive mutational analysis of LRRK2 reveals variants supporting association with autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 2011
Seki Naomi, Takahashi Yuji, Tomiyama Hiroyuki, Rogaeva Ekaterina, Murayama Shigeo, Mizuno Yoshikuni, Hattori Nobutaka, Marras Connie, Lang Anthony E, George-Hyslop Peter St, Goto Jun, Tsuji Shoji
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, most notably of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. To date, six causative genes have been identified including LRRK2, whose mutations are the most frequent in autosomal dominant PD (Ad-PD). We conducted a comprehensive mutational analysis of LRRK2 in 30 Ad-PD (11 Japanese and 19 Caucasian) families employing a...
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