Localization of autosomal recessive early-onset parkinsonism to chromosome 1p36 (PARK7) in an independent dataset.

Bonifati, Vincenzo; Breedveld, Guido J; Squitieri, Ferdinando; Vanacore, Nicola; Brustenghi, Pierluigi; Harhangi, Biswadjiet S; Montagna, Pasquale; Cannella, Milena et al. · Ann Neurol · 2002

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Abstract

Two new loci, PARK6 and PARK7, for autosomal recessive early-onset parkinsonism have recently been identified on chromosome 1p, in single large pedigrees. Among 4 autosomal recessive early-onset families analyzed here, 2 supported linkage to PARK7, 1 with conclusive evidence. These data confirm localization of autosomal recessive early-onset parkinsonism to PARK7, suggesting it to be a frequent locus. Assignment of families to either PARK6 or PARK7 might be difficult because of the proximity of the two loci on chromosome 1p.

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