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Increased incidence of Parkinson disease among relatives of patients with Gaucher disease.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Halperin Assaf, Elstein Deborah, Zimran Ari
Abstract excerpt
In a previous study of 99 Ashkenazi Jewish patients with Parkinson disease from Israel who were tested for the six most common mutations for Gaucher disease, 31.3% had at least one Gaucher disease mutation, implying that carrier status per se my be a risk for Parkinson disease. The purpose of this survey was to ascertain the presence of Parkinson disease among Ashkenazi Jewish obligate carriers of Gaucher disease...
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