Segregation analysis of Parkinson disease.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19981204)80:4<410::aid-ajmg21>3.0.co;2-2

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Segregation analysis of Parkinson disease.

American journal of medical genetics - 4 Dec 1998

Zareparsi S, Taylor T D, Harris E L, Payami H

Abstract excerpt

Parkinson disease (PD) is a prevalent movement disorder of unknown cause whose incidence rises with increasing age. Nearly 20% of PD is familial, a small subset of which exhibits autosomal dominant transmission. However, in most families, the inheritance is not clear. To determine the most likely...

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Adolescent
Adult
Age of Onset
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Environment
Female
Genes, Dominant
Genes, Recessive
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Biological

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