Advanced Techniques in Biology & Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2379-1764
ISSN: 2379-1764
Bo Zhang
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine,
No. 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310009
Indiana
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Genotype-Phenotype Correlation - Two Families with GCH1 Mutations
Author(s): Ya-Ping Yan and Bo Zhang
Ya-Ping Yan and Bo Zhang
Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD), attributed to GTP cyclohydrolase 1 (GCH1) mostly, is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder. Our recent study have identified that phenotype may not be identical to genotype, even in the same family. One patient with parkinsonism was found to carry GCH1 mutation. Why phenotype is not correlated to genotype? Whether GCH1 is a risk factor for developing Parkinson’s disease (PD)? Further genetic and clinical studies are necessary to elucidate these questions.
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DOI:
10.4172/2379-1764.1000225