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SIPA1L2, MIR4697, GCH1 and VPS13C loci and risk of Parkinson's diseases in Iranian population: A case-control study.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Oct 2016
Safaralizadeh Tannaz, Jamshidi Javad, Esmaili Shandiz Ehsan, Movafagh Abolfazl, Fazeli Atena, Emamalizadeh Babak, Manafi Navid, Taghavi Shaghayegh, Tafakhori Abbas, Darvish Hossein
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. Prevalence of PD increases steadily with age. A recent meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies has identified six new loci to be linked with PD. Here we investigated the association of four of these new loci, SIPA1L2, MIR4697, GCH1 and VPS13C with PD in an Iranian population. Through a case-control study a total of 1800...
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