Article
Lack of association between BST1 polymorphisms and sporadic Parkinson's disease in a Japanese population.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Dec 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
Several genome-wide association studies and case-control studies have investigated the relationships between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the BST1 gene and Parkinson's disease (PD), but the results have been inconsistent. We examined the relationships between SNPs rs11931532, rs12645693, and rs11724635 and the risk of sporadic PD in Japan. Included were 229 cases within 6years of onset of PD as...
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