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Presenting symptoms of GBA-related Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Jul 2015
Kresojević Nikola, Janković Milena, Petrović Igor, Kumar Kishore R, Dragašević Nataša, Dobričić Valerija, Novaković Ivana, Svetel Marina, Klein Christine, Pekmezović Tatjana, Kostić Vladimir S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the Glucocerebrosidase gene (GBA) are associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). It has been shown that GBA-related PD (PD-GBA) patients had an earlier age at PD onset and more prevalent non-motor symptoms when compared to "sporadic" PD patients without such mutations (sPD). AIM: To explore whether presenting symptoms differ between PD-GBA and sPD patients. METHODS: Demographic and...
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