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HTRA2 variations in Taiwanese Parkinson's disease.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 May 2014
Chen Chiung-Mei, Wu Chun-Hsien, Hsieh Chin-Hsia, Lin Chih-Hsin, Chen I-Cheng, Chen Yi-Chun, Lee Li-Ching, Lee Chi-Mei, Tseng Yung-Che, Lee-Chen Guey-Jen, Wu Yih-Ru
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in HTRA2 have been reported to associate with Parkinson's disease (PD). This study investigates if the genetic variants in HTRA2 contribute to Taiwanese PD. HTRA2 cDNA fragments from 80 patients with early-onset PD (onset ≤50 years) were sequenced. The identified variants were further examined for a cohort of PD and ethnically matched controls. A novel heterozygous R36W was identified in one early-onset...
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