The G209A mutation in the α-synuclein gene is not detected in familial cases of Parkinson disease in non-Greek and/or Italian populations

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1521-1523

  Wang, William W ^a,b   Khajavi, Mehrdad ^a   Patel, Bhavna J ^a   Beach, Jennifer ^b   Jankovic, Joseph ^b   Ashizawa, Tetsuo ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; DNA;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031673714     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.55.12.1521     Document Type: Article

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