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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-16
pubmed:abstractText
Mutations in two genes, alpha-synuclein and parkin, have been identified as some rare causes for familial Parkinson's disease (PD). alpha-Synuclein and parkin protein have subsequently been identified in Lewy bodies (LB). To gain further insight into the pathogenesis of PD we investigated the role of neurofilament light (NF-L), another component of LB aggregation. A detailed mutation search of the NF-L gene in 328 sporadic and familial PD patients of German ancestry revealed three silent DNA changes (G163A, C224T, C487T) in three unrelated patients. Analysis of the promoter region of the NF-L gene identified a total of three base pair substitutions defining five haplotypes. Association studies based on these haplotypes revealed no significant differences between PD patients and 344 control individuals. Therefore, NF-L is unlikely to play a major role in the pathogenesis of PD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
951
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
82-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurofilament L gene is not a genetic factor of sporadic and familial Parkinson's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Genetics, Children's Hospital, University Rostock, Rembrandt Strasse 16/17, 18055, Rostock, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't