Genetic polymorphisms of the N-acetyltransferase genes and risk of Parkinson's disease

Neurology. 2003 Apr 8;60(7):1189-91. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000055929.84668.9a.

Abstract

Recently, the authors demonstrated linkage in idiopathic PD to a region on chromosome 8p that contains the N-acetyltransferase genes, NAT1 and NAT2. The authors examined NAT1 and NAT2 for association with PD using family-based association methods and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The authors did not find evidence for association with increased risk for PD between any individual NAT1 or NAT2 SNP or acetylation haplotype (N = 397 families, 1,580 individuals).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alleles
  • Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase / genetics*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / genetics
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Linkage
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genotype
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans
  • Isoenzymes / genetics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinson Disease / enzymology*
  • Parkinson Disease / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Genetic*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
  • Risk Assessment

Substances

  • Isoenzymes
  • Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase
  • N-acetyltransferase 1
  • NAT2 protein, human