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Association study of GATA-2 transcription factor gene (GATA2) polymorphism and Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 May 2010
Kurzawski Mateusz, Białecka Monika, Sławek Jarosław, Kłodowska-Duda Gabriela, Droździk Marek
Abstract excerpt
It was shown that high levels of alpha-synuclein in substantia nigra are essential in pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD), and SNCA expression in neurons is controlled by GATA-2 transcription factor, which plays also crucial role in central nervous system development, and erythroid cells differentiation. Recently, significant association of two GATA2 SNPs with early-onset coronary artery disease has been...
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