These results indicate that rare variants of PLA2G6 may contribute to PD susceptibility in Chinese population, the ATP13A2 might be associated with higher risk for sporadic EOPD, while the FBXO7 gene doesn't seem to be a risk factor to develop sporadic PD in Chinese population.
We present results of homozygosity mapping in two siblings affected with early onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD) and mutation screening of ATP13A2 in these and other Iranian EOPD patients.
Our data provide insights into the molecular mechanisms of zinc dyshomeostasis in PD and its contribution to mitochondrial dysfunction with ATP13A2 as a molecular link between the two distinctive aetiological factors of PD.
To assess the association of ATP13A2 gene mutation among patients with early onset Parkinson disease (EOPD, onset < 50 years) in ethnic Chinese population.