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Clinical, genetic, and brain sonographic features related to Parkinson's disease in Gaucher disease.
Journal of neurology - 1 Oct 2013
Böttcher Tobias, Rolfs Arndt, Meyer Bianca, Grossmann Annette, Berg Daniela, Kropp Peter, Benecke Reiner, Walter Uwe
Abstract excerpt
Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene cause Gaucher disease. Moreover, heterozygous glucocerebrosidase gene mutations represent the most common genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD) known so far. Substantia nigra (SN) hyperechogenicity, a sonographic feature thought to reflect iron accumulation, has been described in both PD and Gaucher disease patients. Here we...
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