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The modifying effect of mutant LRRK2 on mutant GBA1-associated Parkinson disease.
Human molecular genetics - 3 Jul 2025
Serebryany-Piavsky Vera, Egulsky Lian, Manoim-Wolkovitz Julia Elia, Anis Saar, Hassin-Baer Sharon, Parnas Moshe, Horowitz Mia
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. While most cases are sporadic, in ~ 5%-10% of PD patients the disease is caused by mutations in several genes, among them GBA1 (glucocerebrosidase beta 1) and LRRK2 (leucine-rich repeat kinase 2), both prevalent among the Ashkenazi Jewish population. LRRK2-associated PD tends to be milder than GBA1-associated PD. Several recent clinical...
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