Gene
CAST calpastatin [831]
Primary Symbol:
CAST
Entrez Gene ID:
831
Alternate names:
MGC9402, CAST, BS-17
Alternate description:
calpastatin, heart-type calpastatin, calpain inhibitor, sperm BS-17 component, OTTHUMP00000158520 PDGene Genetic Association Data:
Link to PDgene:
http://www.pdgene.org/geneoverview.asp?geneid=532
PDGene gene ID:
532
VCScore:
NA Reference:
A novel haplotype-sharing approach for genome-wide case-control association studies implicates the calpastatin gene in Parkinson's disease. Genet Epidemiol. 2009;33(8):657-67.
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Genome-wide genotyping in Parkinson's disease and neurologically normal controls: first stage analysis and public release of data. Lancet Neurol. 2006;5(11):911-6.
Genomewide association study for susceptibility genes contributing to familial Parkinson disease. Hum Genet. 2009;124(6):593-605.
Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson's disease. Nat Genet. 2009;41(12):1308-12.
SNPs in CAST are associated with Parkinson disease: a confirmation study. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2010;153B(4):973-9.
High-resolution whole-genome association study of Parkinson disease. Am J Hum Genet. 2005;77(5):685-93.
