RAB39B gene mutations are not a common cause of Parkinson's disease or dementia with Lewy bodies

Kyndall Hodges, Sheridan S. Brewer, Catherine Labbé, Alexandra I. Soto-Ortolaza, Ronald L. Walton, Audrey J. Strongosky, Ryan J. Uitti, Jay A. van Gerpen, Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner, Kejal Kantarci, Val J. Lowe, Joseph E. Parisi, Rodolfo Savica, Jonathan Graff-Radford, David T. Jones, David S. Knopman, Ronald C. Petersen, Melissa E. Murray, Neill R. Graff-Radford, Tanis J. FermanDennis W. Dickson, Zbigniew K. Wszolek, Bradley F. Boeve, Owen A. Ross, Oswaldo Lorenzo-Betancor

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Abstract

Mutations in Ras-related protein Rab-39B (RAB39B) gene have been linked to X-linked early-onset Parkinsonism with intellectual disabilities. The aim of this study was to address the genetic contribution of RAB39B to Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and pathologically confirmed Lewy body dementia (pLBD) cases. A cohort of 884 PD, 399 DLB, and 379 pLBD patients were screened for RAB39B mutations, but no coding variants were found, suggesting RAB39B mutations are not a common cause of PD, DLB, or pLBD in Caucasian population.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)107-108
Number of pages2
JournalNeurobiology of aging
Volume45
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2016

Keywords

  • Dementia with Lewy bodies
  • Lewy body dementia
  • Parkinson's disease
  • RAB39B

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Aging
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

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