DJ-1 antibody, DJ1 antibody, CAP1 antibody, Dj1 antibody, SP22 antibody, dj1 antibody, zgc:103725 antibody, park7b antibody, park7 antibody, park7a antibody, Parkinsonism associated deglycase antibody, Parkinson disease (autosomal recessive, early onset) 7 antibody, parkinson protein 7 antibody, parkinson protein 7 S homeolog antibody, parkinson protein 7 L homeolog antibody, PARK7 antibody, Park7 antibody, park7 antibody, park7.S antibody, park7.L antibody
Background
Four chromosomal loci (PARK2, PARK6, PARK7, and PARK9) associated with autosomal recessive, early onset parkinsonism are known. Positional cloning within the refined PARK7 critical region recently identified mutations in the DJ-1 gene in PARK7-linked families. Mutations in the PARK7/DJ-1 gene cause autosomal-recessive Parkinsons disease.