The G209A mutation in the alpha-synuclein gene in Brazilian families with Parkinson's disease Mutação G209A no gene da alfa-sinucleína em famílias brasileiras com doença de Parkinson

The G209A mutation in the alpha-synuclein gene in Brazilian families with Parkinson's disease Mutação G209A no gene da alfa-sinucleína em famílias brasileiras com doença de Parkinson

A missense G209A mutation of the alpha-synuclein gene was recently described in a large Contursi kindred with Parkinson's disease (PD). The objective of this study is to determine if the mutation G209A of the alpha-synuclein gene was present in 10 Brazilian families with PD. PD patients were re...

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Main Authors: Hélio A.G. Teive, Salmo Raskin, Fábio M. Iwamoto, Francisco M.B. Germiniani, Maria H.H. Baran, Lineu C. Werneck, Nasser Allan, Elizabeth Quagliato, Elisabeth Leroy, Susan E. Ide, Mihael H. Polymeropoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2001-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
doença de Parkinson
alfa-sinucleína
genética molecular
Parkinson's disease
alpha-synuclein
genetics
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