2. Identfication mutations in EIF4G1 gene with Parkinson’s disease patients

Vu Thi Chinh, Pham Le Anh Tuan, Le Ha Long Hai, Nguyen Hoang Viet, Tran Nguyen Thanh Hang, Tran Huy Thinh, Tran Van Khanh

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Parkinson disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimers’s disease, affecting the patient’s ability to control muscles, balance, and movement. With the rapid growth of recent studies, genetic factors play a crucial role in the progression of Parkinson’s disease. In there, the EIF4G1 gene was facilitating the recruitment of mRNA to the ribosome, which is the rate-limiting step for protein synthesis under normal conditions, found to be associated with autosomal dominant inheritance late-onset Parkinson’s disease. The study aimed to identify mutations in the EIF4G1 gene in Parkinson’s patients by Sanger sequencing was performed in 30 Parkinson’s patients with an average age of 53.97 ± 7.35 years old, male/female ratio is 1.31. The research team detected point mutations on the EIF4G1 gene with the rate of 16.66%, corresponding to 5/30 patients carrying 5 different mutations. The research proved to be significant to not only patients and their families but also the database of Parkinson disease in Vietnam. 

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