Article
Mutation, sequence analysis, and association studies of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease.
Neurology - 1 Dec 1998
Parsian A, Racette B, Zhang Z H, Chakraverty S, Rundle M, Goate A, Perlmutter J S
Abstract excerpt
A mutation within the alpha-synuclein gene on human chromosome 4 has been reported to segregate with PD in an Italian family. We screened a sample of familial cases of PD for mutation in the alpha-synuclein gene. None of the familial cases of PD carried a mutation within the alpha-synuclein gene,...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Family Health
- Female
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Parkinson Disease
- Phosphoproteins
