The c.-237_236GA>TT THAP1 sequence variant does not increase risk for primary dystonia

Document Type

Article

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sequence variants in coding and noncoding regions of THAP1 have been associated with primary dystonia. METHODS: In this study, 1,446 Caucasian subjects with mainly adult-onset primary dystonia and 1,520 controls were genotyped for a variant located in the 5'-untranslated region of THAP1 (c.-237_236GA>TT). RESULTS: Minor allele frequencies were 62/2892 (2.14%) and 55/3040 (1.81%) in subjects with dystonia and controls, respectively (P=0.202). Subgroup analyses by gender and anatomical distribution also failed to attain statistical significance. In addition, there was no effect of the TT variant on expression levels of THAP1 transcript or protein. DISCUSSION: Our findings indicate that the c.-237_236GA>TT THAP1 sequence variant does not increase risk for adult-onset primary dystonia in Caucasians.

Medical Subject Headings

Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins (genetics); Base Sequence; Child; DNA-Binding Proteins (genetics); Dystonic Disorders (etiology, genetics); Female; Gene Frequency; Genotype; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation (genetics); Nuclear Proteins (genetics); Untranslated Regions (genetics); Whites (genetics); Young Adult

Publication Date

2-15-2011

Publication Title

Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society

E-ISSN

1531-8257

Volume

26

Issue

3

First Page

549

Last Page

52

PubMed ID

21370264

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1002/mds.23551

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