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CYP2D6 allelic frequencies in young-onset Parkinson's disease.
Neurology - 1 Jul 1996
Sandy M S, Armstrong M, Tanner C M, Daly A K, Di Monte D A, Langston J W, Idle J R
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is thought to develop as a result of interactions between genetic susceptibility factors and environmental exposures. One candidate gene is CYP2D6, which codes for the debrisoquine 4-hydroxylase cytochrome P450. Impairment of debrisoquine 4-hydroxylase activity has been associated with an increased risk of PD in patients with younger age at disease onset. Genotyping studies in patients...
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