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SUBMITTER: Li HL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6493338 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Hong-Lei HL Lu Shen-Ji SJ Sun Yi-Min YM Guo Qi-Hao QH Sadovnick Adele Dessa AD Wu Zhi-Ying ZY
CNS neuroscience & therapeutics 20130220 4
<h4>Aims</h4>Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders that may share some overlapping etiologies. Mutations within leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) have been reported to be responsible for PD, and the location of LRRK2 is within a linkage peak for sporadic AD (SAD). The aim of this study was to investigate two Asian-specific LRRK2 variants, R1628P and G2385R, with the association of Han Chinese SAD.<h4>Methods</h4>Genotyping of ...[more]