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Haplotype analysis of the engrailed-2 gene in young-onset Parkinson's disease.
Neuro-degenerative diseases - 1 Jan 2009
Rissling Ida, Strauch Konstantin, Höft Christine, Oertel Wolfgang Hermann, Möller Jens Carsten
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Engrailed-2 is a homeobox transcription factor that is expressed in mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons from development to adulthood and probably plays an important role in the survival of these neurons. METHODS: Here, we investigated six single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region (rs1345514) or transcribed part (rs3735653, rs6460013, rs1861972, rs2361689, and ) of the...
