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Homozygous alpha-synuclein p.A53V in familial Parkinson's disease.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Sept 2017
Yoshino Hiroyo, Hirano Makito, Stoessl A Jon, Imamichi Yoko, Ikeda Aya, Li Yuanzhe, Funayama Manabu, Yamada Ikuko, Nakamura Yusaku, Sossi Vesna, Farrer Matthew J, Nishioka Kenya, Hattori Nobutaka
Abstract excerpt
We have assessed the frequency of alpha-synuclein (SNCA) mutations in Japanese patients with familial or sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD) and surveyed their associated clinical manifestations. We screened SNCA exon 3 in 988 patients without SNCA multiplications (430 with autosomal dominant PD and 558 with sporadic PD). We detected 1 patient harboring a homozygous SNCA p.A53V substitution albeit with an autosomal...
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