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Early Onset Parkinson's Disease in a family of Moroccan origin caused by a p.A217D mutation in PINK1: a case report.
BMC neurology - 8 Aug 2017
Norman Brendan P, Lubbe Steven J, Tan Manuela, Warren Naomi, Morris Huw R
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BACKGROUND: Bi-allelic mutations in the genes Parkin (PARK2), PINK1 (PARK6) and DJ-1 (PARK7) are established causes of autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson's Disease (EOPD). PINK1 mutations are the second commonest cause of EOPD. Specific mutations may be relatively common in certain populations because of a founder effect. Homozygous p.A217D PINK1 mutations were previously shown to cause EOPD in a large...
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