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11.11.2016 | Neurology and Preclinical Neurological Studies - Original Article
Thr105Ile (rs11558538) polymorphism in the histamine-1-methyl-transferase (HNMT) gene and risk for restless legs syndrome
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Félix Javier Jiménez-Jiménez, Elena García-Martín, Hortensia Alonso-Navarro, Carmen Martínez, Martín Zurdo, Laura Turpín-Fenoll, Jorge Millán-Pascual, Teresa Adeva-Bartolomé, Esther Cubo, Francisco Navacerrada, Ana Rojo-Sebastián, Lluisa Rubio, Sara Ortega-Cubero, Pau Pastor, Marisol Calleja, José Francisco Plaza-Nieto, Belén Pilo-de-la-Fuente, Margarita Arroyo-Solera, Esteban García-Albea, José A. G. Agúndez
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Journal of Neural Transmission
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Ausgabe 3/2017
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Abstract
A recent meta-analysis suggests an association between the rs11558538 single nucleotide polymorphism in the histamine-N-methyl-transferase (HNMT) gene and the risk for Parkinson’s disease. Based on the possible relationship between PD and restless legs syndrome (RLS), we tried to establish whether rs11558538 SNP is associated with the risk for RLS. We studied the genotype and allelic variant frequencies of HNMT rs11558538 SNP 205 RLS patients and 410 healthy controls using a TaqMan assay. The frequencies of the HNMT rs11558538 genotypes allelic variants were similar between RLS patients and controls, and were not influenced by gender, family history of RLS, or RLS severity. RLS patients carrying the genotype rs11558538TT had an earlier age at onset, but this finding was based on three subjects only. These results suggest a lack of major association between HNMT rs11558538 SNP and the risk for RLS.