Article
Alpha1-antichymotrypsin gene polymorphism and susceptibility to Parkinson's disease.
Neurology - 15 Jan 1999
Muñoz E, Obach V, Oliva R, Martí M J, Ezquerra M, Pastor P, Ballesta F, Tolosa E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the alpha1-antichymotrypsin AA genotype (ACT-AA) confers susceptibility for developing Parkinson's disease (PD) in the Spanish population. BACKGROUND: A correlation between the ACT-AA genotype and the risk of developing PD has been recently reported in the Japanese...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Parkinson Disease
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Risk Factors
- alpha 1-Antichymotrypsin