Alpha-synuclein gene duplication: Marked intrafamilial variability in two novel pedigrees

Movement Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 813-817

  Elia, Antonio E ^a   Petrucci, Simona ^b,c   Fasano, Alfonso ^d   Guidi, Marco ^e   Valbonesi, Stefano ^f   Bernardini, Laura ^b   Consoli, Federica ^b   Ferraris, Alessandro ^b   Albanese, Alberto ^a,d   Valente, Enza Maria ^b,g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b Mendel Laboratory   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha synuclein; Deep brain stimulation; Gene duplication; Parkinson's disease; SNCA

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; LEVODOPA; PERGOLIDE; ROPINIROLE; SELEGILINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DYSAUTONOMIA; DYSKINESIA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; TREMOR; URINARY URGENCY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PEDIGREE;

EID: 84879605074     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.25518     Document Type: Article

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