Research Article
Genetic Analysis of PARK2 and PINK1 Genes in Brazilian Patients with Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease
Table 3
Frequency of point mutations in PARK2 gene in different populations.
| Population [references] | Sample | Clinical phenotype | Frequency (%) |
| Brazilians [our study] | 136 | EOPD | 2.9 | Brazilians [21] | 72 | EOPD | 5.5 | Brazilians [22] | 45 | EOPD | 11.1 | North Americans [18] | 420 | Familial PD | 3.1 | Belgians [19] | 310 | PD | 3.5 | Hispanics and non-Hispanics [20] | 956 | EOPD | 3.2 | Chineses [23] | 66 | EOPD | 3 | Italians [24] | 65 | EOPD | 3 |
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Number of individuals analysed.
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