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MAPT Locus in Parkinson's Disease Patients of Ashkenazi Origin: A Stratified Analysis.
Genes - 28 Dec 2023
Shani Shachar, Gana-Weisz Mali, Bar-Shira Anat, Thaler Avner, Gurevich Tanya, Mirelman Anat, Giladi Nir, Alcalay Roy N, Goldstein Orly, Orr-Urtreger Avi
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Introduction: MAPT locus is associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), which is located within a large inversion region of high linkage disequilibrium (LD). We aimed to determine whether the H2-haplotype protective effect and its effect size depends on the GBA1 or LRRK2 risk allele carrier status, and to further characterize genetic alterations that might contribute to its effect. Methods: LD analysis was...
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