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Novel mitochondrial DNA mutations in Parkinson's disease

G Richter1, A Sonnenschein, T Grünewald

  • 1Department of Neurology, Technical University of Dresden, Federal Republic of Germany.

Summary

Researchers investigated mitochondrial DNA mutations in Parkinson's disease (PD). While no inherited mutations were found, specific homoplasmic mutations may contribute to neuronal vulnerability in idiopathic PD.

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