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Mitochondrial serine protease HTRA2 gene mutation in Asians with coexistent essential tremor and Parkinson disease

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This study was funded by the National Medical Research Council and Singapore Millennium Foundation. We thank the NNI doctors for their support.

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    1. Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Level 6, Academia, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore

      Yin Xia Chao, Ebonne Yulin Ng & Eng-King Tan

    2. Department of Clinical Research, Singapore General Hospital, Level 9, Academia, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore

      Yi Zhao & Eng-King Tan

    3. Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Level 4, Academia, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore

      Yin Xia Chao, Ebonne Yulin Ng & Eng-King Tan

    4. Genome Institute of Singapore, A-STAR, 60 Biopolis Street, Genome, #02-01, Singapore, 138672, Singapore

      Jia Nee Foo & Jianjun Liu

    5. Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore

      Yin Xia Chao & Eng-King Tan

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    Chao, Y.X., Ng, E.Y., Foo, J.N. et al. Mitochondrial serine protease HTRA2 gene mutation in Asians with coexistent essential tremor and Parkinson disease. Neurogenetics 16, 241–242 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10048-015-0443-3

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