Analysis of Lrrk2 R1628P as a risk factor for Parkinson's disease

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2008-04-15
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  • http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
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  • 10.1002/ana.21405
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Wiley

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>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 <jats:italic>leucine‐rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2)</jats:italic> 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; <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> = 0.006). Haplotype analysis suggests an ancestral founder for carriers approximately 2,500 years ago. These findings support the importance of <jats:italic>LRRK2</jats:italic> variants in sporadic Parkinson's disease. Ann Neurol 2008</jats:p>

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