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Variants in the SNCA gene associate with motor progression while variants in the MAPT gene associate with the severity of Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Mar 2016
Wang Gang, Huang Yue, Chen Wei, Chen Shuai, Wang Ying, Xiao Qin, Liu Jun, Fung Victor S C, Halliday Glenda, Chen Shengdi
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: It is well known that α-synuclein (SNCA) and microtubule associated protein (MAPT) genes predispose individuals to develop Parkinson's disease (PD). However, whether these genes contribute to differences in the variable progression observed in PD is obscure. This study aims to evaluate the association of common variants in SNCA (rs11931074, rs894278) and MAPT (rs242557_H1c haplotype, rs3744456)...
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