Histamine N-methyltransferase Thr105Ile is not associated with Parkinson's disease or essential tremor.
In: Parkinsonism & related disorders, Jg. 16 (2010-02-01), Heft 2, S. 112-4
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A functional variant in the Histamine N-Methyltransferase gene (HNMT - rs11558538) resulting in a threonine to isoleucine substitution (Thr105Ile) has been shown to impair histamine degradation. Two recent studies reported that the threonine allele of this polymorphism might be a risk factor for Parkinson disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) development. Although PD and ET are considered different entities, they share some clinical and pathological features, suggesting a possible joint etiology. In this study we assess the role of the Thr105Ile variant in PD and ET development, genotyping the variant in a North American Caucasian PD and ET case-control series. Statistical analysis did not identify any significant association between this variant and PD or ET; therefore, our findings do not support the HNMT Thr105Ile variant as a factor in disease development or a genetic link between the disorders.
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Histamine N-methyltransferase Thr105Ile is not associated with Parkinson's disease or essential tremor.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Keeling, BH ; Vilariño-Güell, C ; Soto-Ortolaza, AI ; Ross, OA ; Uitti, RJ ; Rajput, A ; Wszolek, ZK ; Farrer, MJ |
Zeitschrift: | Parkinsonism & related disorders, Jg. 16 (2010-02-01), Heft 2, S. 112-4 |
Veröffentlichung: | Kidlington, Oxford, U.K. ; Tarrytown, NY : Elsevier Science, c1995-, 2010 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1873-5126 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.08.011 |
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