Phillip D Swanson
Neurologist | Neurology
University Of Washington Medical Ctr 1959 Ne Pacific St Seattle WA, 98195About
Dr. Swanson earned his medical degree at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and his doctorate degree in biochemistry from the University of London. He completed a residency and fellowship ...
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Genetic polymorphism of dopamine D2 receptors in Parkinson's disease and interactions with cigarette smoking and MAO-B intron 13 polymorphism.
- Mitochondrial ND1 sequence analysis and association of the T4216C mutation with Parkinson's disease.
- Cerebral air embolism after central venous catheter removal.
- A laminated, flex structure for electronic transport and hybridization of DNA.
- Parkinson's disease, CYP2D6 polymorphism, and age.
- Genetic polymorphisms of superoxide dismutase in Parkinson's disease.
- Parkinson's disease risks associated with cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and caffeine intake.
- Effects of freezing and storage on subcellular fractionation of guinea pig and human brain.
- Paraoxonase 1 promoter and coding region polymorphisms in Parkinson's disease.
- Increase in dissociation rate constants of cardiotonic steroid-brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase complexes by reduction of the unsaturated lactone.
- Increase in dissociation rate constants of cardiotonic steroid-brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase complexes by reduction of the unsaturated lactone.
- Parkinson's disease risks associated with dietary iron, manganese, and other nutrient intakes.
- Neurological disorders in aortic stenosis.
- Peripheral blood cell activities of monoamine oxidase B and superoxide dismutase in Parkinson's disease.
- Myoclonus--a report of 67 cases and review of the literature.
Fellowships
- University of London School of Medicine, University College
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