Follow-up study of variants of the GIGYF2 gene in Chinese patients with Parkinson’s disease

J Clin Neurosci. 2011 Dec;18(12):1699-701. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.05.014.

Abstract

The Grb10-interacting GYF protein-2 gene (GIGYF2) is a PARK11 gene that reportedly has a causal role in familial Parkinson’s disease (PD) among populations from Italy and France. However, no comprehensive study of the GIGYF2 gene has been conducted among PD patients from mainland China. In our previous study, the GIGYF2 gene was directly sequenced, and nine missense variants and 14 polymorphisms were identified. For these 14 polymorphisms, in the present study we performed a case–control analysis for 300 PD patients and 200 healthy controls from mainland China. The c.297T>C p.Ala99Ala polymorphism was associated with increased risk with respect to the pathogenesis of sporadic PD. In conclusion, within the Chinese population, the c.297T>C p.Ala99Ala polymorphism of the GIGYF2 gene may be associated with an increased risk of developing PD.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Asian People / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • China
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Genetic Association Studies
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinson Disease / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • GIGYF2 protein, human