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Glucocerebrosidase Activity is not Associated with Parkinson's Disease Risk or Severity.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Jan 2022
Omer Nurit, Giladi Nir, Gurevich Tanya, Bar-Shira Anat, Gana-Weisz Mali, Glinka Tal, Goldstein Orly, Kestenbaum Meir, Cedarbaum Jesse M, Mabrouk Omar S, Fraser Kyle B, Shirvan Julia C, Orr-Urtreger Avi, Mirelman Anat, Thaler Avner
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the GBA gene, which encodes the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GCase), are risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between GCase activity, PD phenotype, and probability for prodromal PD among carriers of mutations in the GBA and LRRK2 genes. METHODS: Participants were genotyped for the G2019S-LRRK2 and nine GBA mutations common in Ashkenazi...
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