| Literature DB >> 18412265 |
Owen A Ross1, Yih-Ru Wu, Mei-Ching Lee, Manabu Funayama, Meng-Ling Chen, Alexandra I Soto, Ignacio F Mata, Guey-Jen Lee-Chen, Chiung Mei Chen, Michelle Tang, Yi Zhao, Nobutaka Hattori, Matthew J Farrer, Eng-King Tan, Ruey-Meei Wu.
Abstract
Common genetic variants that increase the risk for Parkinson's disease may differentiate patient subgroups and influence future individualized therapeutic strategies. Herein we show evidence for leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) c.4883G>C (R1628P) as a risk factor in ethnic Chinese populations. A study of 1,986 individuals from 3 independent centers in Taiwan and Singapore demonstrates that Lrrk2 R1628P increases risk for Parkinson's disease (odds ratio, 1.84; 95% confidence interval, 1.20-2.83; p = 0.006). Haplotype analysis suggests an ancestral founder for carriers approximately 2,500 years ago. These findings support the importance of LRRK2 variants in sporadic Parkinson's disease. Ann Neurol 2008.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18412265 DOI: 10.1002/ana.21405
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Neurol ISSN: 0364-5134 Impact factor: 10.422