Risk variants of the α-synuclein locus and REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson’s disease: a genetic association study

Abstract Background Parkinson’s disease is a heterogeneous disorder where genetic factors may underlie clinical variability. Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia strongly linked to synucleinopathies, including Parkinson’s disease. We hypothesized that SNCA variants confer...

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Main Authors: Kari Anne Bjørnarå, Lasse Pihlstrøm, Espen Dietrichs, Mathias Toft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
RBD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1023-6