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Genetic association analyses of PHOX2B and ASCL1 in neuropsychiatric disorders: evidence for association of ASCL1 with Parkinson's disease.
Human genetics - 1 Oct 2005
Ide Masayuki, Yamada Kazuo, Toyota Tomoko, Iwayama Yoshimi, Ishitsuka Yuichi, Minabe Yoshio, Nakamura Kazuhiko, Hattori Nobutaka, Asada Takashi, Mizuno Yoshikuni, Mori Norio, Yoshikawa Takeo
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We previously identified frequent deletion/insertion polymorphisms in the 20-alanine homopolymer stretch of PHOX2B (PMX2B), the gene for a transcription factor that plays important roles in the development of oculomotor nerves and catecholaminergic neurons and regulates the expression of both tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine beta-hydroxylase genes. An association was detected between gene polymorphisms and...
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