A unique genetic cause of Parkinson's disease has been traced to
A) a dominant mutation of a gene on chromosome 4.
B) overproduction of GABA within the caudate nucleus.
C) a recessive gene located on chromosome 8.
D) a loss of cholinergic neurons within the frontal cortex.
E) overproduction of dopamine within the basal ganglia.
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