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Genetic Screening for a Single Common LRRK2 Mutation in Familial Parkinson's Disease
Lancet 365:410-412, Nichols, W.C., et al, 2005
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Article Abstract
Our results suggest that a single LRRK2 mutation causes ParkinsonÆs disease in 5% of individuals with familial disease. Screening for this mutation should be a component of genetic testing for ParkinsonÆs disease.
 
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