A Greek-American kindred with autosomal dominant, levodopa-responsive parkinsonism and anticipation.

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A Greek-American kindred with autosomal dominant, levodopa-responsive parkinsonism and anticipation.

Annals of neurology - 1 Sept 1995

Markopoulou K, Wszolek Z K, Pfeiffer R F

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Interest is increasing concerning the role of genetic factors in the etiology of Parkinson's disease. We report the analysis of a Greek-American kindred with levodopa-responsive parkinsonism. Of the 98 individuals present in six generations of this pedigree, 16 individuals in three successive gen...

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Adult
Aged
Female
Greece
Humans
Levodopa
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease
Pedigree
Phenotype
United States

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