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A DNA resequencing array for genes involved in Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 May 2012
Wilkins E J, Rubio J P, Kotschet K E, Cowie T F, Boon W C, O'Hely M, Burfoot R, Wang W, Sue C M, Speed T P, Stankovitch J, Horne M K
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is aetiologically complex with both familial and sporadic forms. Familial PD results from rare, highly penetrant pathogenic mutations whereas multiple variants of low penetrance may contribute to the risk of sporadic PD. Common variants implicated in PD risk appear to explain only a minor proportion of the familial clustering observed in sporadic PD. It is therefore plausible that...
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