Patent ID: 7993841

Claim:
A method for classifying a human subject as having or not having LRRK2-related Parkinsonism inheritance, comprising determining whether the human subject to be screened for Parkinsonism inheritance comprises a LRRK2 polynucleotide having a G or an A at the position corresponding to position 6055 of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said determining comprises amplifying DNA from said subject and sequencing said amplified DNA to determine whether a G or an A is present at the position corresponding to position 6055 of SEQ ID NO:2, and classifying said subject as having LRRK2-related Parkinsonism inheritance if said subject comprises an A at the position corresponding to position 6055 of SEQ ID NO:2, or classifying said subject as not having LRRK2-related Parkinsonism inheritance if said subject comprises a G at the position corresponding to position 6055 of SEQ ID NO:2.