A kindred with Parkinson's disease not showing genetic linkage to established loci

K. A. Gwinn-Hardy, R. Crook, S. Lincoln, C. H. Adler, J. N. Caviness, J. Hardy, M. Farrer

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Abstract

We describe a kindred with PD with an onset age from the fifth to the eighth decade. Genetic analysis indicated that the genetic defect in this family was unlikely to be in the α-synuclein, parkin, or tau genes, or to reside on chromosomes 2p or 4p.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)504-507
Number of pages4
JournalNeurology
Volume54
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 25 2000

Keywords

  • Familial PD
  • Linkage exclusion
  • Postural tremor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology

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