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Glucocerebrosidase mutations alter the endoplasmic reticulum and lysosomes in Lewy body disease.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Oct 2012
Kurzawa-Akanbi Marzena, Hanson Peter S, Blain Peter G, Lett Debra J, McKeith Ian G, Chinnery Patrick F, Morris Christopher M
Abstract excerpt
Lewy body disease (LBD) development is enhanced by mutations in the GBA gene coding for glucocerebrosidase (GCase). The mechanism of this association is thought to involve an abnormal lysosomal system and we therefore sought to evaluate if lysosomal changes contribute to the pathogenesis of idiop...
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