RIT2 variant is not associated with Parkinson's disease in a Taiwanese population
Journal
Neurobiology of Aging
Journal Volume
34
Journal Issue
9
Pages
2236.e1-3
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Abstract
Recent genome-wide association studies of Parkinson's disease (PD) have identified the rs12456492 variant of the novel susceptibility loci, RIT2, as being associated with disease risk in a large white population. Studies among Asians are scarce. We genotyped RIT2 rs12456492 variant in a total of 1000 participants, comprising 500 patients with PD and 500 control subjects in a Taiwanese population. The frequency of GA/AA genotype was slightly higher in PD patients compared with controls, but was without statistical significance (odds ratio= 1.03, 95% confidence interval= 0.73-1.46, p= 0.86). We failed to replicate the RIT2 rs12456492 variant as a genetic risk factor for PD in our population. ? 2013 Elsevier Inc.
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Other Subjects
adenine; guanine; levodopa; adult; aged; article; Caucasian; cohort analysis; controlled study; disease association; dyskinesia; ethnic difference; ethnic group; female; gene; gene frequency; gene locus; genetic association; genetic risk; genetic susceptibility; genetic variability; genotype; heterozygote; human; major clinical study; male; motor dysfunction; Parkinson disease; population based case control study; population genetics; priority journal; risk assessment; RIT2 gene; Taiwanese
Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Type
journal article