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The LRRK2 R1628P variant plays a protective role in Han Chinese population with Alzheimer's disease.
CNS neuroscience & therapeutics - 1 Apr 2013
Li Hong-Lei, Lu Shen-Ji, Sun Yi-Min, Guo Qi-Hao, Sadovnick Adele Dessa, Wu Zhi-Ying
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders that may share some overlapping etiologies. Mutations within leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) have been reported to be responsible for PD, and the location of LRRK2 is within a linkage peak for sporadic AD (SAD). The aim of this study was to investigate two Asian-specific LRRK2 variants, R1628P and...
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