No mutation of G209A in the alpha-synuclein gene in sporadic Parkinson's disease among Taiwan Chinese

European Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-87

  Hu, Chaur Jong ^a   Sung, Shing Ming ^b   Liu, Hsing Cheng ^b   Chang, Jan Gowth ^c  

^a JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei City Psychiatry Center   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

synuclein; Chinese; Parkinson's disease; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; SYNUCLEINS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0033028667     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008008     Document Type: Article

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