[A new point mutation on exon 2 of parkin gene in Parkinson's disease].
OBJECTIVE
To detect the relationship between point mutations on exon 2 of parkin gene and sporadic early-onset Parkinson's disease.


METHODS
The point mutations on exon 2 of parkin gene were detected using polymerase chain reaction(PCR), agarose electrophoresis, single strand conformation polymorphism(SSCP), DNA sequencing and analysis of restrict enzyme in DNA of 60 Parkinson's disease patients with an onset age under 50 and 120 normal controls.


RESULTS
One homozygous mutation (G(237)-->C) on exon 2 was found by sequencing and verified by analysis of restrict enzyme, whereas no mutation was found in normal controls.


CONCLUSIONS
Point mutations on exon 2 of parkin gene are likely to be related to sporadic early-onset Parkinson's disease.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008025:Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D017354:Point Mutation; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; C111567:parkin protein; D008025:Ligases