title: Lack of association between CYP1A1 polymorphism and Parkinson's disease in a Chinese population.
abstract: Apart from very few families who have a direct cause from genetic mutation, causes of most Parkinson's disease (PD) remain unclear. Many allelic association studies on polymorphism of different candidate genes have been studied. Although these association studies do not imply a causal relationship, it does warrant further studies to elucidate the pathophysiologic significance. CYP1A1 polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with PD in a Japanese population sample. Since CYP1A1 transforms aromatic hydrocarbons into products that may be neurotoxic and perhaps lead to PD, we therefore undertook a study to look at the possible association of CYP1A1 polymorphism and PD in a Chinese population. Contrary to the Japanese result, we did not find any statistically significant difference between the PD group and the control group in our study with a bigger sample size.
authors.affiliation: Department of Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Bankstown Hospital, Bankstown, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: D K Y
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Mellick
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1