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Update on novel familial forms of Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Jan 2014
Fujioka Shinsuke, Ogaki Kotaro, Tacik Pawel M, Uitti Ryan J, Ross Owen A, Wszolek Zbigniew K
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Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA) are progressive neurodegenerative disorders classified as synucleinopathies, which are defined by the presence of α-synuclein protein pathology. Genetic studies have identified a total of 18 PARK loci that are associated with PD. The SNCA gene encodes the α-synuclein protein. The first pathogenic α-synuclein p.A53T substitution was discovered in 1997;...
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