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Frequency of the LRRK2 G2019S mutation in South African patients with Parkinson’s disease

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G2019S in LRRK2 is the most common mutation associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Highest frequencies are in North African Arabic (30–41%) and Ashkenazi Jewish (6–30%) populations, mostly due to founder effects. Here, we investigated the frequency of G2019S in 647 unrelated South African PD patients from different ancestral origins. It was found in only 1.2% (8/647) of patients. Notably, none of the 91 individuals of African ancestry had G2019S. It was present in 1.9% (3/154) and 1% (5/493) of early- and late-onset cases, respectively. The frequency of G2019S exhibits ethnic-specific differences and warrants further study in sub-Saharan African populations.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the patients and their families for their participation in and contribution to this study. We also gratefully acknowledge the Western Province Blood Transfusion Service for providing the control samples.

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This study received support from the National Research Foundation of South Africa (Grant Number: 106052) and the South African Medical Research Council (Self-Initiated Research Grant). We also acknowledge the support of the NRF-DST Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research; South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research; Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town.

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  1. Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

    Nicola du Toit & Soraya Bardien

  2. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Riaan van Coller

  3. University of the Witwatersrand Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Neurology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    David G. Anderson

  4. Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

    Jonathan Carr

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du Toit, N., van Coller, R., Anderson, D.G. et al. Frequency of the LRRK2 G2019S mutation in South African patients with Parkinson’s disease. Neurogenetics 20, 215–218 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10048-019-00588-z

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