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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 gene (LRRK2) are responsible for some forms of familial as well as sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency of a single pathogenic mutation (6055G > A) in the kinase domain of this gene in United States and Tunisian familial PD and to compare clinical characteristics between patients with and without the mutation. Standardized case report forms were used for clinical and demographic data collection. We investigated the frequency of the most common substitution of LRRK2 (G2019S, 6055G>A) and its impact on epidemiological and phenotypic features. The frequency of mutations in Tunisian families was 42% (38/91) and in U.S. families 2.6% (1/39), with the unique opportunity to compare homozygous (n = 23) and heterozygous (n = 109) Tunisian carriers of G2019S substitutions. Individuals with G2019S substitutions had an older age at onset but few other differences compared with families negative for the substitution. Patients with LRRK2 mutations had typical clinical features of PD. Comparisons between individuals with heterozygous and homozygous LRRK2 mutations suggested that gene dosage was not correlated with phenotypic differences; however, the estimated penetrance was greater in homozygotes across all age groups.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0885-3185
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AkkariP AnthonyPA, pubmed-author:AmouriRimR, pubmed-author:Ben SassiSamiaS, pubmed-author:Ben YahmedSamiaS, pubmed-author:BurnDavid JDJ, pubmed-author:El Euch-FayecheGhadaG, pubmed-author:ElangoRamuR, pubmed-author:FreemanAlanA, pubmed-author:GibsonRachel ARA, pubmed-author:Gouider-KhoujaNezihaN, pubmed-author:HattoriNobutakaN, pubmed-author:HentatiFaycalF, pubmed-author:HunterChristineC, pubmed-author:IshiharaLiannaL, pubmed-author:JankovicJosephJ, pubmed-author:KefiMounirM, pubmed-author:LeppertDavidD, pubmed-author:LyonsKellyK, pubmed-author:MiddletonLefkosL, pubmed-author:NanceMarthaM, pubmed-author:PahwaRajeshR, pubmed-author:RagoneLeighL, pubmed-author:ReevesKevin HKH, pubmed-author:SurhLindaL, pubmed-author:SwartzJina EJE, pubmed-author:ThomasSiwanS, pubmed-author:WarrenLilingL, pubmed-author:WattsRay LRL, pubmed-author:WielinskiCatherineC, pubmed-author:ZouariMouradM
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2006 Movement Disorder Society.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Cross-Cultural Comparison, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Family Health, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Genetic Testing, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Glycine, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-North America, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Parkinson Disease, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Serine, pubmed-meshheading:17115391-Tunisia
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Screening for Lrrk2 G2019S and clinical comparison of Tunisian and North American Caucasian Parkinson's disease families.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. lsi20@medschl.com.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't