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. 2008 May;22(5):1327-34.
doi: 10.1096/fj.07-9348com. Epub 2007 Dec 27.

Genetic variability in the SNCA gene influences alpha-synuclein levels in the blood and brain

Julia Fuchs  1 , Ales Tichopad, Yulia Golub, Marita Munz, Katherine J Schweitzer, Björn Wolf, Daniela Berg, Jakob C Mueller, Thomas Gasser
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Genetic variability in the SNCA gene influences alpha-synuclein levels in the blood and brain

Julia Fuchs et al. FASEB J. 2008 May.

Abstract

Genetic variability in the promoter and 3' region of the SNCA gene coding alpha-synuclein modulates the risk to develop sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). Whether this is mediated by regulating alpha-synuclein expression levels remains unknown. Therefore, we analyzed levels of alpha-synuclein in blood and human post mortem brain tissue including the substantia nigra using quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in vivo. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs356219, a tagging SNP for a disease-associated haplotype in the 3' region of the SNCA gene, has a significant effect on SNCA mRNA levels in the substantia nigra and the cerebellum. Further, the "protective" genotype 259/259 of the PD-associated promoter repeat NACP-Rep1 is associated with lower protein levels in blood than genotypes 261/261, 259/261, and 259/263. In conclusion, we provide evidence that alpha-synuclein levels are influenced by genetic variability in the promoter and 3' region of the SNCA gene in vivo.

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