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Olfaction and imaging biomarkers in premotor LRRK2 G2019S-associated Parkinson disease.
Neurology - 12 Feb 2013
Sierra Maria, Sánchez-Juan Pascual, Martínez-Rodríguez María Isabel, González-Aramburu Isabel, García-Gorostiaga Inés, Quirce María Remedios, Palacio Enrique, Carril José Manuel, Berciano José, Combarros Onofre, Infante Jon
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain in a cross-sectional study whether substantia nigra (SN) echogenicity, olfaction, and dopamine transporter (DaT)-SPECT are reliable premotor biomarkers in a cohort of asymptomatic carriers of the LRRK2 G2019S mutation (AsG2019S+). METHODS: These biomarkers were evaluated in 49 AsG2019S+ patients, and we also studied olfaction and SN echogenicity in 29 patients with G2019S-associated...
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