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Parkinson's disease in a patient with GBA and LRRK2 covariants after acute hypoxic insult: a case report.
BMC neurology - 10 Jun 2023
Tang Yuting, Wei Lijian, Wu Zhuohua, Xu Pingyi, Mo Mingshu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The glucocerebrosidase (GBA) and leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) genes are associated with the risk of sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). As an environmental factor, hypoxic insults may impair dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra and exacerbate PD symptoms. However, covariants of GBA and LRRK2 combined with hypoxic insults in clinical cases of Parkinsonism have not yet been reported. CASE...
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