title: GIGYF2 Asn56Ser mutation is rare in Chinese Parkinson's disease patients.
abstract: Grb10-Interacting GYF Protein-2 gene (GIGYF2) has been suggested as a candidate gene for PARK11 locus since seven different GIGYF2 missense mutations were identified in familial Parkinson's disease (PD) patients of European descent. To evaluate the frequency and distribution of GIGYF2 Asn56Ser mutation in Chinese PD patients, we analyzed 469 patients with PD from mainland China, including 36 cases with familial PD and 433 cases with sporadic PD. A total of 451 subjects without neurological disorders from the same region in China were set as a control group. The result showed that the GIGYF2 Asn56Ser mutation was not present in all subjects. Our finding suggests that the GIGYF2 Asn56Ser mutation is rare in Chinese PD patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Qin-Zhou
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: Pei-Jing
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Sheng-Di
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C478016:GIGYF2 protein, human