{"title":"Intronic variant increases Parkinson disease risk by disrupting branchpoint sequence","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41594-024-01424-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A genetic variant specific to people of African ancestry increases the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson disease (PD). This variant occurs in a noncoding region and interferes with the splicing of mRNA transcripts, resulting in lowered protein levels and activity. This work reveals a novel therapeutic target in an underserved and underrepresented population.","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nature structural & molecular biology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01424-1","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A genetic variant specific to people of African ancestry increases the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson disease (PD). This variant occurs in a noncoding region and interferes with the splicing of mRNA transcripts, resulting in lowered protein levels and activity. This work reveals a novel therapeutic target in an underserved and underrepresented population.