G51D α‐synuclein mutation causes a novel Parkinsonian–pyramidal syndrome

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OBJECTIVE: To date, 3 rare missense mutations in the SNCA (α-synuclein) gene and the more frequent duplications or triplications of the wild-type gene are known to cause a broad array of clinical and pathological symptoms in familial Parkinson disease (PD). Here, we describe a French family with a parkinsonian-pyramidal syndrome harboring a novel heterozygous SNCA mutation. METHODS: Whole exome sequencing of DNA...

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