Frequencies of LRRK2 variants in Thai patients with Parkinson's disease: Evidence for an R1628P founder

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1179-1180

  Pulkes, Teeratorn ^a   Papsing, Chutima ^a   Mahasirimongkol, Surakameth ^b   Busabaratana, Manisa ^a   Kulkantrakorn, Kongkiat ^c   Tiamkao, Somsak ^d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LRRK2 GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THAILAND;

EID: 80052623358     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.194597     Document Type: Letter

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