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Ahmad Jowaed1, Ina Schmitt, Oliver Kaut, Ullrich Wüllner.
Abstract
Alpha-synuclein (SNCA) is a major risk gene for Parkinson's disease (PD), and increased SNCA gene dosage results in a parkinsonian syndrome in affected families. We found that methylation of human SNCA intron 1 decreased gene expression, while inhibition of DNA methylation activated SNCA expression. Methylation of SNCA intron 1 was reduced in DNA from sporadic PD patients' substantia nigra, putamen, and cortex, pointing toward a yet unappreciated epigenetic regulation of SNCA expression in PD.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20445061 PMCID: PMC6632710 DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.6119-09.2010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosci ISSN: 0270-6474 Impact factor: 6.167