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Influence of genetic, biological and pharmacological factors on levodopa dose in Parkinson's disease.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Apr 2016
Altmann Vivian, Schumacher-Schuh Artur F, Rieck Mariana, Callegari-Jacques Sidia M, Rieder Carlos R M, Hutz Mara H
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AIM: Levodopa is first-line treatment of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms but, dose response is highly variable. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine how much levodopa dose could be explained by biological, pharmacological and genetic factors. PATIENTS & METHODS: A total of 224 Parkinson's disease patients were genotyped for SV2C and SLC6A3 polymorphisms by allelic discrimination assays....
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