Identification of VPS35 p.D620N mutation-related Parkinson’s disease in a Taiwanese family with successful bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Vacuolar protein sorting 35 (VPS35) was recently reported to be a genetic cause for late-onset autosomal dominant Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, VPS35 mutations are rarely reported in Asian populations. Herein, we report the first Taiwanese family with the pathogenic VPS35 p....

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Main Authors: Ying-Fa Chen, Yung-Yee Chang, Min-Yu Lan, Pei-Lung Chen, Chin-Hsien Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-017-0972-5