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Differences in Sex-Specific Frequency of Glucocerebrosidase Variant Carriers and Familial Parkinsonism.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Nov 2022
Ortega Roberto A, Bressman Susan B, Raymond Deborah, Ozelius Laurie J, Katsnelson Viktoriya, Leaver Katherine, Swan Matthew C, Shanker Vicki, Miravite Joan, Wang Cuiling, Bennett Steffany A L, Saunders-Pullman Rachel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although men and women with the LRRK2 G2019S variant appear to be equally likely to have Parkinson's disease (PD), the sex-distribution among glucocerebrosidase (GBA) variant carriers with PD, including limited to specific variant severities of GBA, is not well understood. Further, the sex-specific genetic contribution to PD without a known genetic variant is controversial. OBJECTIVES: To better...
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