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Analysis of Lrrk2 R1628P as a risk factor for Parkinson's disease.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jul 2008
Ross Owen A, Wu Yih-Ru, Lee Mei-Ching, Funayama Manabu, Chen Meng-Ling, Soto Alexandra I, Mata Ignacio F, Lee-Chen Guey-Jen, Chen Chiung Mei, Tang Michelle, Zhao Yi, Hattori Nobutaka, Farrer Matthew J, Tan Eng-King, Wu Ruey-Meei
Abstract excerpt
Common genetic variants that increase the risk for Parkinson's disease may differentiate patient subgroups and influence future individualized therapeutic strategies. Herein we show evidence for leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) c.4883G>C (R1628P) as a risk factor in ethnic Chinese populations. A study of 1,986 individuals from 3 independent centers in Taiwan and Singapore demonstrates that Lrrk2 R1628P...
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