Normal allele: AA
Known as L444P or Leu444Pro, is a SNP causing an amino acid change in the GBA gene. It is one of the most common mutations associated with a risk of Gaucher disease and at least 5 times the risk of Parkinson's disease.
Polymorphism rs421016 is related to topics like this:
Research and publications:
1899336 Heterogeneity of mutations in the acid beta-glucosidase gene of Gaucher disease patients.
1972019 Sequence of two alleles responsible for Gaucher disease.
2349952 Complex alleles of the acid beta-glucosidase gene in Gaucher disease.
2464926 Characterization of mutations in Gaucher patients by cDNA cloning.
2569551 Prediction of Gaucher disease severity by identifying mutations at the DNA level.
2880291 Mutation of the human glucocerebrosidase gene in neuropathic Gaucher disease.
8118460 Mutations causing Gaucher disease.
10685993 Type 2 Gaucher disease: the collodion baby phenotype revisited.
17620502 Glucocerebrosidase mutations and risk of Parkinson disease in Chinese patients.
18332251 Glucocerebrosidase gene mutations: a risk factor for Lewy body disorders.
19286695 Glucocerebrosidase mutations in clinically and pathologically proven Parkinson's disease.
20301446 Gaucher Disease.
23448517 The L444P GBA mutation is associated with early onset Parkinson's disease in Mexican mestizos.
25333069 Disease variants in genomes of 44 centenarians.
27255555 Strong association between glucocerebrosidase mutations and Parkinson's disease in Sweden.
32618053 Large-scale comprehensive screening of the GBA1 gene in Parkinson's disease in the Netherlands.
32714263 Association between glucocerebrosidase mutations and Parkinson's disease in Ireland.
33147747 Pathogenic Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on Autophagy-Related Genes.
34109443 An attempt to isolate a peripheral marker based on cellular pathology in Parkinson's disease.