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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Juvenile-onset parkinsonism as a result of the first mutation in the adenosine triphosphate orientation domain of PINK1
Archives of Neurology, Volume 63, No. 9, Year 2006
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Description
Background: Mutations in the PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) gene at 1p36 have been involved in autosomal recessive early-onset parkinsonism. Objective: To describe the clinical and genetic features of the largest kindred reported to date with earlyonset parkinsonism associated with the PINK1 gene. Design: Clinical and genetic study. Setting: Collaborative study. Patients: Eight patients from Sudan with particularly early onset (ages 9-17 years) and phenotypes varying from dopa-responsive dystonia-like to typical early-onset parkinsonism. Main Outcome Measures: The PINK1 genotype and Parkinson disease status of all available family members. Results: The disease was caused by a novel mutation, p.A217D, located in the highly conserved adenosine triphosphate orientation site of the PINK1 kinase domain. Conclusion: This study extends the phenotypic and molecular spectrum of the PINK1 gene and the geographic origin of patients with PINK1 gene mutations. ©2006 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Leutenegger, Anne Louise
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Salih, Mustafa Abdalla M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Medicine
Ibáñez, Pablo
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Mukhtar, Maowia Mohamed
Sudan, Khartoum
Institute of Endemic Diseases Sudan
Lesage, Suzanne
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Arabi, Ali M.E.
Sudan, Khartoum
University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine
Lohmann, Ebba
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Dürr, Alexandra
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
France, Paris
Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière
Ahmed, Ammar Eltahir M.
Sudan, Khartoum
University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine
Brice, Alexis
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
France, Paris
Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière
Statistics
Citations: 46
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1001/archneur.63.9.1257
ISSN:
00039942
e-ISSN:
15383687
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
Sudan