Mutation in the alpha-synuclein gene identified in families with Parkinson's disease.
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Summary
A mutation was identified in the alpha-synuclein gene, which codes for a presynaptic protein thought to be involved in neuronal plasticity, in the Italian kindred and in three unrelated families of Greek origin with autosomal dominant inheritance for the PD phenotype.
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Genetics, Parkinson's disease, Biology, Mutation, Phenotype
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