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. 2015 Mar 24;138(5):1271–1283. doi: 10.1093/brain/awv063

Table 2.

Effect of genotypes on the UPDRS motor score improvement following administration of l-DOPA

Genotypes at SLC6A3
rs3836790 (the VNTR in intron 8) 5/5 (n = 3) 5/6 (n = 25) 6/6 (n = 33) - P-value
Response to l-DOPA 14.0 ± 1.0 12.2 ± 2.6 17.2 ± 4.0 <0.0001
rs28363170 (VNTR in 3'UTR) 10/10 (n = 32) 9/10 (n = 21) 5/9 (n = 1) 9/9 (n = 5)
Response to l-DOPA 16.8 ± 3.9 12.4 ± 3.4 14 13.8 ± 3.5 0.0003

Mean (SD) difference in the motor UPDRS score when comparing OFF and ON conditions.