## Abstract Parkin, an E2‐dependent ubiquitin protein ligase, carries pathogenic mutations in patients with autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism, but its role in the late‐onset form of Parkinson's disease (PD) is not firmly established. Previously, we detected linkage of idiopathic PD to the r
A susceptibility gene for late-onset idiopathic Parkinson's disease
✍ Scribed by Andrew A. Hicks; Hjörvar Pétursson; Thorlákur Jónsson; Hreinn Stefánsson; Hrefna S. Jóhannsdóttir; Jesus Sainz; Michael L. Frigge; Augustine Kong; Jeffrey R. Gulcher; Kári Stefánsson; Sigurlaug Sveinbjörnsdóttir
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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