Abstract
An association of the H1 haplotype and subhaplotypes in the microtubule-associated protein Tau (MAPT) gene with Parkinson's disease (PD) has been reported. To further evaluate their role in PD, we genotyped a sample set of 765 cases and controls consisting of two large European subgroups of German (n = 418) and Serbian (n = 347) origin for the MAPT haplotypes H1 and H2. The H1/H1 carriers were tested for three additional MAPT polymorphisms. In the Serbian sample, there was significant evidence (P = 0.0108) of an association of the H1/H1 genotype and PD. Surprisingly, in the German sample, we did not find significant differences in genotype or haplotype frequencies between patients and controls. These results suggest that the role of H1 haplotypes in the etiology of PD may be ethnically dependent.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | European Journal of Human Genetics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1163-1168 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISSN | 1018-4813 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01.11.2007 |
Funding
This work was supported by a grant from the Deutsche Forschungsge-meinschaft, the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation/National Parkinson Foundation, the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, and the University Lübeck (all to CK). CK is supported by the VolkswagenStiftung. The authors have nothing to disclose
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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