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Parkinson's disease 8

info ยท Genetic

A late onset Parkinson's disease that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the dardarin encoding gene on chromosome 12q12.

Signs and symptoms

  • Resting tremor
  • Parkinsonism
  • Bradykinesia
  • Rigidity
  • Postural instability
  • Substantia nigra gliosis
  • Lewy bodies
  • Dementia
  • Hyposmia
  • Parkinsonism with favorable response to dopaminergic medication

Also known as: autosomal dominant Parkinson disease 8; autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease 8