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Parkinson's Disease Risk Variant rs9638616 is Non-Specifically Associated with Altered Brain Structure and Function.
Journal of Parkinson's disease - 1 Jan 2024
Welton Thomas, Teo Thomas Wei Jun, Chan Ling Ling, Tan Eng-King, Tan Louis Chew Seng
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Background: A genome-wide association study (GWAS) variant associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) risk in Asians, rs9638616, was recently reported, and maps to WBSCR17/GALNT17, which is involved in synaptic transmission and neurite development. Objective: To test the association of the rs9638616 T allele with imaging-derived measures of brain microstructure and function. Methods: We analyzed 3-Tesla MRI and...
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