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The role of SCARB2 as susceptibility factor in Parkinson's disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Apr 2013
Hopfner Franziska, Schulte Eva C, Mollenhauer Brit, Bereznai Benjamin, Knauf Franziska, Lichtner Peter, Zimprich Alexander, Haubenberger Dietrich, Pirker Walter, Brücke Thomas, Peters Annette, Gieger Christian, Kuhlenbäumer Gregor, Trenkwalder Claudia, Winkelmann Juliane
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variation in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene is strongly associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). Transport of glucocerebrosidase to the lysosome involves the protein encoded by the SCARB2 gene. An association between the common SNP rs6812193, upstream of SCARB2, and PD has...
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