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UCHL1 is a Parkinson's disease susceptibility gene.
Annals of neurology - 1 Apr 2004
Maraganore Demetrius M, Lesnick Timothy G, Elbaz Alexis, Chartier-Harlin Marie-Christine, Gasser Thomas, Krüger Rejko, Hattori Nobutaka, Mellick George D, Quattrone Aldo, Satoh Jun-Ichi, Toda Tatsushi, Wang Jian, Ioannidis John P A, de Andrade Mariza, Rocca Walter A, Toda Taksushi
Abstract excerpt
The reported inverse association between the S18Y variant of the ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) gene and Parkinson's disease (PD) has strong biological plausibility. If confirmed, genetic association of this variant with PD may support molecular targeting of the UCHL1 gene and it...
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