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The G2019S LRRK2 mutation is uncommon in an Asian cohort of Parkinson's disease patients.
Neuroscience letters - 26 Aug 2005
Tan E K, Shen H, Tan L C S, Farrer M, Yew K, Chua E, Jamora R D, Puvan K, Puong K Y, Zhao Y, Pavanni R, Wong M C, Yih Yuen, Skipper L, Liu Jian-Jun
Abstract excerpt
A common heterozygous leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutation 6055G > A transition (G2019S) accounts for about 3-7% of familial Parkinson's disease (PD) and 1-1.6% sporadic PD in a number of European populations. To determine the prevalence of the G1019S mutation in our Asian population, we conducted genetic analysis of this mutation in 1000 PD and healthy controls. The G2019S mutation was not detected in...
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