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Parkin (PARK 2) mutations are rare in Czech patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Fiala Ondrej, Zahorakova Daniela, Pospisilova Lenka, Kucerova Jana, Matejckova Milada, Martasek Pavel, Roth Jan, Ruzicka Evzen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to determine the frequency of parkin allelic variants in Czech early-onset Parkinson's disease patients and healthy controls. METHODS: A total of 70 early-onset Parkinson's disease patients (age at onset ≤40 years) and 75 controls were screened for the sequence variants and exon rearrangements in the parkin gene. RESULTS: Parkin mutations were identified in five patients (7.1%):...
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