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Association of polymorphism in rs2736990 of the α-synuclein gene with Parkinson's disease in a Chinese population.
Neurology India - 1 Jan 2000
Pan Fenghua, Ding Haixia, Dong Hairong, Ye Min, Liu Weiguo, Cui Guiyun, Chen Jiechun, Wu Yanfeng, Wang Hui, Dai Xingzhen, Shi Haicun, Ding Xinsheng
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Previous genetic studies in Parkinson's disease (PD) have provided conclusive evidence for association of genes with strong biological rationale for PD. Recently several studies in different populations have found a strong association between idiopathic PD and the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2736990, located within an intron of the α-synuclein (SNCA) gene. In this study, we...
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