The p.Ser71Arg RAB32 variant was recently associated with Parkinson's disease (PD).
Objective
The aim was to investigate the presence of RAB32 variants in a large multiethnic group of individuals affected and unaffected by PD.
Methods
We queried our proprietary database that contains exome/genome sequencing data of >180,000 individuals. Additional PD patients were genotyped, and proximal p.Ser71Arg-associated haplotypes were constructed.
Results
p.Ser71Arg was present in 11 PD patients (73% from northern Italy) and in 35 individuals (89% from the Middle East and North Africa [MENA]) aged <50 years without PD-relevant symptoms. It was found in-cis to a set of proximal single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Additional RAB32 variants were comparably frequent in PD and non-PD individuals.
期刊介绍:
Movement Disorders publishes a variety of content types including Reviews, Viewpoints, Full Length Articles, Historical Reports, Brief Reports, and Letters. The journal considers original manuscripts on topics related to the diagnosis, therapeutics, pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, etiology, genetics, and epidemiology of movement disorders. Appropriate topics include Parkinsonism, Chorea, Tremors, Dystonia, Myoclonus, Tics, Tardive Dyskinesia, Spasticity, and Ataxia.