Assessment of a DJ-1 (PARK7) polymorphism in Finnish PD.

Eerola, J; Hernandez, D; Launes, J; Hellström, O; Hague, S; Gulick, C; Johnson, J; Peuralinna, T et al. · Neurology · 2003

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

Mutations in DJ-1 are a cause of autosomal recessive parkinsonism. Polymorphism of genes implicated in hereditary forms of parkinsonism may be a predisposing factor in sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). The authors analyzed whether a polymorphism (g.168_185del) within exon 1 of DJ-1 contributes to the risk of sporadic PD in a Finnish case-control series. This gene does not play a major role in the genetic predisposition to PD in this population.

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