Molecular genetic analysis of the α-synuclein and the parkin gene in Parkinson's disease in Finland

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 479-483

  Autere, J M ^a   Hiltunen, M J ^a   Mannermaa, A J ^a   Jakala P A ^a,b   Hartikainen, P H ^a   Majamaa, K ^c   Alafuzoff, I ^a   Soininen, H S ^a,d  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

synuclein gene; Parkin gene; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; PARKIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AGED; ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIGASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SYNUCLEINS; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 0036050980     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2002.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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