Open Accessα-Synuclein Gene May Interact with Environmental Factors in Increasing Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Author(s) -
Nicole M. Gatto,
Shan Rhodes,
Angelika D. Manthripragada,
Jeff M. Bronstein,
Myles Cockburn,
Matthew J. Farrer,
Beate Ritz
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000315157
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , parkinson's disease , genotype , age of onset , population , bioinformatics , genetics , gene , environmental health , biology
Although of great interest and suggested in prior reports, possible α-synuclein (SNCA) gene-environment interactions have not been well investigated in humans.