Article
UCHL-1 is not a Parkinson's disease susceptibility gene.
Annals of neurology - 1 Apr 2006
Healy Daniel G, Abou-Sleiman Patrick M, Casas Juan P, Ahmadi Kourosh R, Lynch Timothy, Gandhi Sonia, Muqit Miratul M K, Foltynie Thomas, Barker Roger, Bhatia Kailash P, Quinn Niall P, Lees Andrew J, Gibson J Mark, Holton Janice L, Revesz Tamas, Goldstein David B, Wood Nicholas W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The UCHL-1 gene is widely cited as a susceptibility factor for sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). The strongest evidence comes from a meta-analysis of small studies that reported the S18Y polymorphism as protective against PD, after pooling studies of white and Asian subjects. Here, we present data that challenge this association. METHODS: In a new large case-control study in white individuals (3,023...
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