The remaining fifteen key candidate genes (IER2, BTG2, PPP1R15A, EIF1, SGK1, DUSP1, SOCS3, CXCL8, LTF, DEFA1B, DEFA1, DEFA3, HBB, HNA1 and HBA2) have not been found to be significantly associated with PD and exercise. Here, IER2 is linked to Parkinson disease.