A genetic polymorphism of MAO-B modifies the association of cigarette smoking and Parkinson's disease

Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1458-1461

  Checkoway, Harvey ^a   Franklin, G M ^a   Costa Mallen, P ^a   Smith Weller, T ^a   Dilley, J ^a   Swanson, P D ^a   Costa, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031842608     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.50.5.1458     Document Type: Article

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