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Common Variants Near ZIC1 and ZIC4 in Autopsy‐Confirmed Multiple System Atrophy

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Multiple System Atrophy is a rare neurodegenerative disease with alpha‐synuclein aggregation in glial cytoplasmic inclusions and either predominant olivopontocerebellar atrophy or striatonigral degeneration, leading to dysautonomia, parkinsonism, and cerebellar ataxia. One prior… Click to show full abstract

Multiple System Atrophy is a rare neurodegenerative disease with alpha‐synuclein aggregation in glial cytoplasmic inclusions and either predominant olivopontocerebellar atrophy or striatonigral degeneration, leading to dysautonomia, parkinsonism, and cerebellar ataxia. One prior genome‐wide association study in mainly clinically diagnosed patients with Multiple System Atrophy failed to identify genetic variants predisposing for the disease.

Keywords: variants near; multiple system; system atrophy; common variants; atrophy

Journal Title: Movement Disorders
Year Published: 2022

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