Genetic analysis of LRRK2 functional domains in Brazilian patients with Parkinson's disease

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1479-1481

  Abdalla Carvalho, C B ^a   Santos Reboucas C B ^a   Guimaraes B C ^a   Campos, M ^a   Pereira, J S ^b   Zuma De Rosso, A L ^c   Nicaretta, D H ^b,d   Marinho E Silva, M ^a   Mendonca Dos Santos J ^a   Pimentel, M M G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d General Hospital of Santa Casa de Misericórdia Do Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

LRRK2; MAPKKK; Parkinson's disease; ROC

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE RICH REPEAT KINASE 2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AGED; BRAZIL; EXONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 78649610022     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03039.x     Document Type: Article

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