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Parkinson's disease phenotype is influenced by the severity of the mutations in the GBA gene.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Oct 2018
Thaler Avner, Bregman Noa, Gurevich Tanya, Shiner Tamara, Dror Yonatan, Zmira Ofir, Gan-Or Ziv, Bar-Shira Anat, Gana-Weisz Mali, Orr-Urtreger Avi, Giladi Nir, Mirelman Anat
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene are divided into mild and severe (mGBA, sGBA) based on their contribution to the phenotype of Gaucher disease (GD) among homozygotes. We conducted a longitudinal analysis of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients carrying mutations in the GBA gene to better characterize genotype-phenotype correlations. METHODS: Patients underwent a comprehensive assessment of...
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