Abstract
To evaluate the frequency of the LRRK2 G2019S mutation in Italy, we tested 1,072 probands with Parkinson's disease (PD; 822 sporadic and 250 familial): 20 patients (1.9%) carried the G2019S mutation, 11 patients (1.3%) were sporadic, and 9 (4.3%) had a positive family history. Considering only probands with autosomal dominant inheritance, the G2019S frequency raises to 5.2%. All presented a typical phenotype with variable onset and shared the common ancestral haplotype. Mutation frequency raised from 1.2% in early onset PD to 4.0% in late onset PD.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 1232-1235 |
Numero di pagine | 4 |
Rivista | Movement Disorders |
Volume | 21 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2006 |
Keywords
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Heterozygote Detection
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Mutation
- Parkinson Disease
- Phenotype
- Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases