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A novel synonymous SNP in PITX3 is associated with Parkinson's disease in Chinese population.
Swiss medical weekly - 1 Jan 2012
Gui Yaxing, Zhao Yijia, Liu Hai, Fu Jiang, Xu Zhongping, Hu Xingyue
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 3 (PITX3) is an important transcription factor for differentiation and survival of dopaminergic neurons. Recent reports have shown a strong association of polymorphisms in the PITX3 gene with Parkinson's disease (PD). Our study was designed to verify whether three previous PITX3 SNPs (rs2281983, rs4919621 and rs3758549) were associated with PD...
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