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The risk of Parkinson's disease in type 1 Gaucher disease.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Apr 2010
Bultron Gilberto, Kacena Katherine, Pearson Daniel, Boxer Michael, Yang Ruhua, Sathe Swati, Pastores Gregory, Mistry Pramod K
Abstract excerpt
In Gaucher disease, defective lysosomal glucocerebrosidase due to mutations in the GBA1 gene results in lysosomal accumulation of glucocerebroside in mononuclear phagocytes and a multisystemic phenotype. Observations of occurrence of Parkinson's disease in some patients with non-neuronopathic typ...
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