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SUBMITTER: Kakinuma S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7183157 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kakinuma Shoko S Beppu Minako M Sawai Setsu S Nakayama Akitoshi A Hirano Shigeki S Yamanaka Yoshitaka Y Yamamoto Tatsuya T Masafumi Chigusa C Aisihaer Xiamuxiya X Aersilan Alimasi A Gao Yue Y Sato Kenichi K Sakae Itoga I Ishige Takayuki T Nishimura Motoi M Matsushita Kazuyuki K Satoh Mamoru M Nomura Fumio F Kuwabara Satoshi S Tanaka Tomoaki T
eNeurologicalSci 20200406
<h4>Background</h4>Dopamine replacement therapy is an established treatment for motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, but its long-term use is often limited by the eventual development of motor complications, including levodopa-induced dyskinesia. Genetic background, particularly polymorphisms of dopamine metabolism genes, may affect the occurrence of dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated polymorphisms of dopamine metabolism genes, including catechol-<i>O</i ...[more]