RNA-Seq of homo sapiens: Idiopathic PD
Blood samples were obtained from 20 patients (10 idiopathic PD patients and 10 non-PD patients without movement disorder). For each patient, about 2.5 ml fresh whole blood was collected in the PAXgene Blood RNA tube (PreAnalytiX, Hombrechtikon, Switzerland). All protocols and procedures were approved by the Gachon University Gil Medical Center Institutional Review Board (#GAIRB2017-267) and written informed consent was obtained from all participants. This study adheres to the ethical rules of the declaration of Helsinki and was registered at Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS, https://cris.nih.go.kr) (registration number KCT0004717) in accordance with the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform.