title: Association between dopamine transporter gene polymorphism and susceptibility to Parkinson's disease in Japan.
abstract: We studied a polymorphism in the dopamine transporter (DAT) gene in 236 Japanese patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and compared the results with 220 controls. The 1215A/G genotype of the DAT gene was significantly different between PD patients and controls, suggesting a possible involvement of DAT in genetic susceptibility to PD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan. m_nishim@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Ikuko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mizuta
authors.forename: Sadako
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C493214:SLC6A3 protein, human