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No GGGGCC-hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 in parkinsonism patients in Sweden.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration - 1 Jan 2013
Akimoto Chizuru, Forsgren Lars, Linder Jan, Birve Anna, Backlund Irene, Andersson Jörgen, Nilsson Ann-Charloth, Alstermark Helena, Andersen Peter M
Abstract excerpt
An intronic GGGGCC-hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 was recently identified as a major cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. Some amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients have signs of parkinsonism, and many parkinsonism patients develop dementia. In this study we examined if the hexanucleotide repeat expansion was present in parkinsonism patients, to clarify if there could...
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