PITX3 is a transcription factor of importance for the differentiation and survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons, the gene of which is disrupted in a putative mouse model for Parkinson's disease (PD). The A-allele of a HapMap, tagging SNP (rs4919621) that was genotyped in a population of 361 PD patients, 69 of which had early onset, and in 333 controls, was significantly more common in PD patients with an early age of onset when compared either to controls (p = 0.002) or to PD patients with late onset (p = 0.001). In contrast, a previous finding suggesting a SNP (rs3758549) in the putative promoter region of the PITX3 gene to be associated with PD could not be replicated. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Tel Aviv Univ, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, Dept Neurobiochem, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, IsraelTel Aviv Univ, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, Dept Neurobiochem, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Barzilai, A
Melamed, E
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Tel Aviv Univ, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, Dept Neurobiochem, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, IsraelTel Aviv Univ, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, Dept Neurobiochem, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Barzilai, A
Melamed, E
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