A clinic-based study of the LRRK2 gene in Parkinson disease yields new mutations

Neurology. 2005 Sep 13;65(5):741-4. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000172630.22804.73.

Abstract

Referral-based studies indicate that a mutation (G2019S) in exon 41 of the LRRK2 gene might be a common cause of Parkinson disease (PD). The authors sequenced leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) exons 31, 35, and 41 in 371 consecutively recruited patients with PD and found mutations in six (1.6%) subjects, including two heterozygous for new putative pathogenic variants (R1441H, IVS31 + 3A-->G). These data confirm the important contribution of LRRK2 to PD susceptibility in a clinic-based population.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Exons / genetics
  • Family Health
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency / genetics
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics*
  • Genetic Testing
  • Genotype
  • Heterozygote
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Parkinson Disease / genetics*
  • Parkinson Disease / metabolism
  • Pedigree
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics*

Substances

  • LRRK2 protein, human
  • Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases