The G209A mutation in the α-synuclein gene in Brazilian families with Parkinson's disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 59, Issue 3 B, 2001, Pages 722-724

  Teive, Hélio A G ^a   Raskin, Salmo ^b   Iwamoto, Fábio M ^a   Germiniani, Francisco M B ^a   Baran, Maria H H ^a   Werneck, Lineu C ^a   Allan, Nasser ^c   Quagliato, Elizabeth ^d   Leroy, Elisabeth ^e   Ide, Susan E ^e   Polymeropoulos, Mihael H ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Lab de Genética   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE BASE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^e NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha synuclein; Genetics; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; SNCA PROTEIN, HUMAN; SYNUCLEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; ONSET AGE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SYNUCLEINS;

EID: 0035464075     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2001000500013     Document Type: Article

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