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Association between gene polymorphism and depression in Parkinson's disease: A case-control study.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Apr 2017
Zheng Jinhua, Yang Xinglong, Zhao Quanzhen, Tian Sijia, Huang Hongyan, Chen Yalan, Xu Yanming
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible associations of Parkinson's disease (PD) with polymorphism in depression-related genes and in the alpha-synuclein (SNCA) gene. METHODS: A consecutive series of patients with PD were divided into those with depression and those without it. Patients (330) were genotyped at four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in four genes previously associated with depression, as well as...
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