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Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease Associated with GBA1 Mutations.
Journal of Parkinson's disease - 1 Jan 2000
Abeliovich Asa, Hefti Franz, Sevigny Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
Human genetic studies as well as studies in animal models indicate that lysosomal dysfunction plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Among the lysosomal genes involved, GBA1 has the largest impact on Parkinson's disease risk. Deficiency in the GBA1 encoded enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GCase) leads to the accumulation of the GCase glycolipid substrates glucosylceramide and glucosylsphingosine...
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