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Springer (part of Springer Nature), Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 1(48), p. 245-247

DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9820-7

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Age at onset in LRRK2-associated PD is modified by SNCA variants

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Abstract

Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) and α-synuclein (SNCA) genes are known genetic causes of Parkinson's disease (PD). Recently, a genetic variant in SNCA has been associated with a lower age at onset in idiopathic PD (IPD). We genotyped the SNCA polymorphism rs356219 in 84 LRRK2-associated PD patients carrying the G2019S mutation. We found that a SNCA genetic variant is associated with an earlier age at onset in LRRK2-associated PD. Our results support the notion that SNCA variants can modify the pathogenic effect of LRRK2 mutations as described previously for IPD.