Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and meta-analyses have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Antigen 1 (BST1) gene on chromosome 4p15 as new susceptibility loci associated with PD across different races and regions (Guo et al., 2015; International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium et al., 2011; Liu et al., 2013; Saad et al., 2011; Satake et al., 2009; Sharma et al., 2012; Simon-Sanchez et al., 2011). The gene discussed is BST1; the disease is Parkinson disease.