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Clinical heterogeneity of LRRK2 p.I2012T mutation.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Dec 2016
Fan Tian-Sin, Wu Ruey-Meei, Chen Pei-Lung, Chen Ta-Fu, Li Huei-Ying, Lin Yin-Hung, Chen Chien-Yu, Chen Meng-Ling, Tai Chun-Hwei, Lin Hang-I, Lin Chin-Hsien
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INTRODUCTION: Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutations are the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, only few cases carrying LRRK2 mutations have been reported in Taiwanese PD patients. METHODS: We used targeted next generation sequencing (NGS), covering 24 candidate genes involved in neurodegenerative disorders, to analyze 40 probands with familial PD, and 10 patients with mixed...
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