Article
LRRK2 mutations and risk variants in Japanese patients with Parkinson's disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 May 2009
Zabetian Cyrus P, Yamamoto Mitsutoshi, Lopez Alexis N, Ujike Hiroshi, Mata Ignacio F, Izumi Yuishin, Kaji Ryuji, Maruyama Hirofumi, Morino Hiroyuki, Oda Masaya, Hutter Carolyn M, Edwards Karen L, Schellenberg Gerard D, Tsuang Debby W, Yearout Dora, Larson Eric B, Kawakami Hideshi
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene are the most common genetic determinant of Parkinson's disease (PD) in European-derived populations, but far less is known about LRRK2 mutations and susceptibility alleles in Asians. To address this issue, we sequenced the LRRK2 coding re...
Topics
- Aged
- Arginine
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Exons
- Family Health
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Glycine
- Humans
