No pathogenic mutations in the β-synuclein gene in Parkinson's disease

We present 11 families consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance of probable Parkinson's disease (PD). Although excluded as a cause of disease in these kindreds, mutations in the α-synuclein gene have been implicated in familial PD. The β-synuclein gene is highly homologous, expressed in t...

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