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Influence of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 gene polymorphism on age at onset of sporadic Parkinson's disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Aug 2003
Nishimura Masataka, Kuno Sadako, Mizuta Ikuko, Ohta Mitsuhiro, Maruyama Hirofumi, Kaji Ryuji, Kawakami Hideshi
Abstract excerpt
We studied polymorphisms in the genes for monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and CC chemokine receptor (CCR)-2 in 171 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and 340 controls. Although no associations were found in alleles or genotypes, MCP-1 -2518A/G genotype affected the age-at-onset of PD patients. This effect was also detected in a second PD group, suggesting a possible involvement of MCP-1 in PD.
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