Multiple alpha-synuclein gene polymorphisms are associated with Parkinson's disease in a Norwegian population

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 320-327

  Myhre, R ^a   Toft, M ^a   Kachergus, J ^b   Hulihan, M M ^b   Aasly, J O ^a,c   Klungland, H ^a   Farrer, M J ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alpha synuclein; Linkage disequilibrium; Parkinson's disease; Promoter

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALPHA SYNUCLEIN GENE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER GENE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NORWAY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POPULATION; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NORWAY; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 46949094193     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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