Mitochondrial ND5 mutations in idiopathic Parkinson's disease |
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Authors: | Parker W Davis Parks Janice K |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA. dp8m@virginia.edu |
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Abstract: | Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by a systemic loss of activity of complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase), the target enzyme of the parkinsonism producing neurotoxin, MPTP. Cybrid experiments strongly suggest that the loss of complex I activity arises from mitochondrial DNA. We prospectively evaluated low frequency, amino acid changing, heteroplasmic mutations in a narrow region of ND5, a mitochondrial gene encoding a complex I subunit, in brain tissue from PD and controls. The presence or absence of amino acid changing mutations correctly classified 15 of 16 samples. Heteroplasmic mutations in a specific region of ND5 largely segregate PD from controls and may be of major pathogenic importance in idiopathic PD. |
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Keywords: | Parkinson’s disease Complex I Heteroplasmy Mutation Mitochondrial DNA Pathogenesis |
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