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Catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype and susceptibility to Parkinson's disease in Japan. Short communication.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Jan 1997
Yoritaka A, Hattori N, Yoshino H, Mizuno Y
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We report -108Met/Val polymorphism of the COMT gene in Japanese patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The allele frequency for -108Val was higher in PD patients compared with controls, although the differences did not reach the statistical significance. However, the frequency of -108Val homozyg...
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