Article
Debrisoquine hydroxylase gene polymorphism in familial Parkinson's disease.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Aug 1994
Planté-Bordeneuve V, Davis M B, Maraganore D M, Marsden C D, Harding A E
Abstract excerpt
Recent molecular genetic studies of the cytochrome P-450 system enzyme CYP2D6, which hydroxylates debrisoquine, have indicated an excess of mutant alleles in patients with Parkinson's disease compared with controls. This indicates that the CYP2D6 locus confers genetic susceptibility to Parkinson's disease. CYP2D6 polymorphism has been investigated in 48 patients with familial Parkinson's disease, from 22...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Alleles
- Case-Control Studies
- Chromosome Mapping
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Ireland
- Lod Score
