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Leads from xenobiotic metabolism genes for Parkinson's disease among north Indians.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Dec 2011
Punia Sohan, Das Mitashree, Behari Madhuri, Dihana Maninder, Govindappa Shyla T, Muthane Uday B, Thelma B K, Juyal Ramesh C
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OBJECTIVE: Pesticide/neurotoxin/free radical-induced oxidative stress leading to dopaminergic neuronal vulnerability is known to promote sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). This study investigated the contribution of polymorphisms in genes from drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) and the oxidative stress pathway to PD susceptibility and severity among a north Indian cohort. METHODS: Three hundred and thirty-nine PD...
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