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Glucocerebrosidase mutations in Thai patients with Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Sept 2014
Pulkes Teeratorn, Choubtum Lulin, Chitphuk Sermsiri, Thakkinstian Ammarin, Pongpakdee Sunsanee, Kulkantrakorn Kongkiat, Hanchaiphiboolkul Suchat, Tiamkao Somsak, Boonkongchuen Pairoj
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: GBA mutations are an important risk factor in developing Parkinson's disease (PD) worldwide. The study aimed to determine the frequency and clinical characteristics of GBA mutations in a Thai PD cohort of 480 patients and 395 control subjects. METHODS: Direct sequencing of GBA was performed in all early-onset PD patients (EOPD: n = 108) and 100 PD patients with age at onset over 50 years (AAO >...
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