Mutation Detection on Exon 1 and 2 of Parkin Gene in Sporadic Early-onset Parkinson's Disease / 中山大学学报(医学科学版)

ABSTRACT

【Objective】To study the relationship between mutations on exon 1,2 of parkin gene and sporadic early-onset Parkinson's disease.【Methods】The deletion and single strand mobility shift on exon 1 and 2 of parkin gene in peripheral white blood cell DNA were detected by using PCR,agarose electrophoresis,and SSCP techniques in 52 patients with sporadic early-onset (onset age≤50) Parkinson's disease.The exons with mobility shift on SSCP were sequenced.【Results】One deletion（1.9%） of exon 2,2 cases with single strand mobility shift（3.8%）on exon 1 and exon 2 respectively,one heterozygous mutation (T103C) on exon 1 and one homozygous mutation (G237C) on exon 2 were found by sequencing.【Conclusion】Mutations on exon 1 and 2 of parkin gene are likely to be related to sporadic early-onset Parkinson's disease.