Autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease.

doi:10.1007/pl00007740

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Autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease.

Journal of neurology - 1 Nov 1998

Polymeropoulos M H

Abstract excerpt

Multiple factors have been hypothesized over the years to be contributory and or causative for Parkinson's disease (PD). Hereditary factors, although originally discounted, have recently emerged in the focus of PD research. The study of a large Italian family with PD using a genome scan approach...

Topics

Cell Death
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
DNA Mutational Analysis
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Neurons
Parkinson Disease

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