1. Multicenter analysis of glucocerebrosidase mutations in Parkinson's disease
- Author
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Sidransky, E., Nalls, M.A., Aasly, J.O., Aharon-Peretz, J., Annesi, G., Barbosa, E.R., Bar-Shira, A., Berg, D., Bras, J., Brice, A., C.-M. Chen, Clark, L.N., Condroyer, C., De Marco, E.V., Eblan, M.J., Fahn, S., Farrer, M.J., Durr, A., H.-C. Fung, Gan-Or, Z., Gasser, T., Gershoni-Baruch R., Giladi, N., Griffith, A., Gurevich, T., Januario, C., Kropp, P., Lang, A.E., C.-J. Lee Chen, Lesage, S., Marder, K., Mata, I.F., Mirelman, A., Mutsui, J., Mizuta, I., Nicoletti, G., Oliveira, C., Ottman, R., Orr-Urteger, A., Pereira, L.V., Quattron, A., Spitz, M., E.-K. Tan, Tayebi, N., Toda, T., Troiano, S., Tsuji, S., Wittstock, M., Wolfsberg, T.G., Y.-R. Wu, Zabetian, C.P., Y. Zhao, and Ziegler, S.G.
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Parkinson's disease -- Risk factors ,Hydrolases -- Health aspects ,Enzymes -- Health aspects - Abstract
The study determines the frequency of glucocerebrosidase ("GBA") mutations in an ethnically diverse group of patients with Parkinson's disease. Findings indicate a strong relation between "GBA" mutations and Parkinson's disease.
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- 2009