Full length α-synuclein is present in cerebrospinal fluid from Parkinson's disease and normal subjects

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Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding an unrecognized component of amyloid in Alzheimer disease.

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Identification of two distinct synucleins from human brain

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Mapping of a Gene for Parkinson's Disease to Chromosome 4q21-q23

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