Determination of the GSTM1 gene deletion frequency in Parkinson's disease by allele specific PCR

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-154

  Stroombergen, Maudy C M J ^a   Waring, Rosemary H ^a   Bennett, Philip ^b   Williams, Adrian C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene deletion; Glutathione S transferase; GSTM1; Parkinson's disease; PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041721143     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1353-8020(96)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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