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UCHL1 S18Y variant is a risk factor for Parkinson's disease in Japan.
BMC neurology - 28 Jul 2012
Miyake Yoshihiro, Tanaka Keiko, Fukushima Wakaba, Kiyohara Chikako, Sasaki Satoshi, Tsuboi Yoshio, Yamada Tatsuo, Oeda Tomoko, Shimada Hiroyuki, Kawamura Nobutoshi, Sakae Nobutaka, Fukuyama Hidenao, Hirota Yoshio, Nagai Masaki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A recent meta-analysis on the UCHL1 S18Y variant and Parkinson's disease (PD) showed a significant inverse association between the Y allele and PD; the individual studies included in that meta-analysis, however, have produced conflicting results. We examined the relationship between UCHL1 S18Y single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and sporadic PD in Japan. METHODS: Included were 229 cases within 6...
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