Genetic Variants of SNCA Are Associated with Susceptibility to Parkinson's Disease but Not Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Multiple System Atrophy in a Chinese Population.

The polymorphisms of α-synuclein (SNCA), rs3775444, rs3822086 and rs11931074 that are strongly associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in Caucasian populations, were examined in this study to elucidate the role of polymorphisms in different ethnic backgrounds. The possible associations of thes...

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Main Authors: YongPing Chen, Qian-Qian Wei, RuWei Ou, Bei Cao, XuePing Chen, Bi Zhao, XiaoYan Guo, Yuan Yang, Ke Chen, Ying Wu, Wei Song, Hui-Fang Shang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4514852?pdf=render