The Parkin gene is responsible for about 50% of autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism (ARJP) and less than 20% of sporadic early onset cases. We recently mapped a novel ARJP locus (PARK6) on chromosome 1p. Linkage to PARK6 was confirmed in 8 families from 4 different European countries. These families share some clinical features with the European Parkin-positive cases, with a wide range of ages at onset and slow progression. However, features typical of ARJP, such as dystonia and sleep benefit, were not observed, making the clinical presentation of late-onset cases indistinguishable from that of idiopathic PD. The determination of the smallest region of homozygosity in one consanguineous family allowed reducing the candidate interval to 9 cM. PARK6 appears to be an important locus for ARJP in Europe.

PARK6 is a common cause of familial parkinsonism / Valente, E.m., Brancati, F., Caputo, V., Graham, E.a., Davis, M.b., Ferraris, A., Breteler, M.m., Gasser, T., Bonifati, V., Bentivoglio, A.r., De Michele, G., Dürr, A., Cortelli, P., Filla, A., Meco, G., Oostra, B.a., Brice, A., Albanese, A., Dallapiccola, B., Wood, N.w., et al.. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - 23 Suppl 2:(2002), pp. 117-118. [10.1007/s100720200097]

PARK6 is a common cause of familial parkinsonism.

CAPUTO, VIVIANA;
2002

Abstract

The Parkin gene is responsible for about 50% of autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism (ARJP) and less than 20% of sporadic early onset cases. We recently mapped a novel ARJP locus (PARK6) on chromosome 1p. Linkage to PARK6 was confirmed in 8 families from 4 different European countries. These families share some clinical features with the European Parkin-positive cases, with a wide range of ages at onset and slow progression. However, features typical of ARJP, such as dystonia and sleep benefit, were not observed, making the clinical presentation of late-onset cases indistinguishable from that of idiopathic PD. The determination of the smallest region of homozygosity in one consanguineous family allowed reducing the candidate interval to 9 cM. PARK6 appears to be an important locus for ARJP in Europe.
2002
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PARK6 is a common cause of familial parkinsonism / Valente, E.m., Brancati, F., Caputo, V., Graham, E.a., Davis, M.b., Ferraris, A., Breteler, M.m., Gasser, T., Bonifati, V., Bentivoglio, A.r., De Michele, G., Dürr, A., Cortelli, P., Filla, A., Meco, G., Oostra, B.a., Brice, A., Albanese, A., Dallapiccola, B., Wood, N.w., et al.. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - 23 Suppl 2:(2002), pp. 117-118. [10.1007/s100720200097]
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