@article {Warner378, author = {T T Warner and A H V Schapira}, title = {The role of the α-synuclein gene mutation in patients with sporadic Parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease in the United Kingdom}, volume = {65}, number = {3}, pages = {378--379}, year = {1998}, doi = {10.1136/jnnp.65.3.378}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {Parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder of unknown aetiology. A pathogenic point mutation within the α-synuclein gene has recently been identified in one Italian-American kindred and three families of Greek origin with parkinsonism. DNA from 70 patients with Parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease was screened for this G209A mutation. No samples were positive for the mutation, suggesting that it is not relevant for most patients with sporadic idiopathic Parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease.}, issn = {0022-3050}, URL = {https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/65/3/378}, eprint = {https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/65/3/378.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery \& Psychiatry} }