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Lücking, C.B.* ; Lichtner, P. ; Kramer, E.R.* ; Gieger, C. ; Illig, T.* ; Dichgans, M.* ; Berg, D.* ; Gasser, T.*

Polymorphisms in the receptor for GDNF (RET) are not associated with Parkinson's disease in Southern Germany.

Neurobiol. Aging 31, 167-168 (2010)
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The aetiology of the selective neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD) is still unknown. Neurotrophic factors, e.g. glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), have been shown to promote survival of dopaminergic neurons. Interestingly, aged mice lacking GDNF-receptor (RET) in their dopaminergic neurons show a phenotype similar to presymptomatic PD. We therefore were interested whether polymorphisms in the RET gene were associated with increased PD risk. Analyzing 25 SNPs in the RET region in 340 Southern German PD patients and 340 age- and sex-matched controls from Southern Germany (KORA S4), we did not find any significant association with PD, suggesting that the equilibrium of trophic factors in PD might be disturbed on other levels than the genomic encoding.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
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Schlagwörter Ret; GDNF; Parkinson's disease; Genetic association
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0197-4580
e-ISSN 1558-1497
Zeitschrift Neurobiology of Aging
Quellenangaben Band: 31, Heft: 1, Seiten: 167-168 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Verlagsort New York, NY [u.a.]
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed