2017
Glucosylsphingosine Promotes α-Synuclein Pathology in Mutant GBA-Associated Parkinson's Disease
Taguchi YV, Liu J, Ruan J, Pacheco J, Zhang X, Abbasi J, Keutzer J, Mistry PK, Chandra SS. Glucosylsphingosine Promotes α-Synuclein Pathology in Mutant GBA-Associated Parkinson's Disease. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 9617-9631. PMID: 28847804, PMCID: PMC5628407, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1525-17.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-SynucleinAnimalsBrainFemaleGlucosylceramidaseHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMutationParkinson DiseasePsychosineConceptsΑ-synuclein pathologyParkinson's diseaseCommon genetic risk factorGenetic risk factorsGaucher diseaseRisk factorsPD pathologyOligomeric α-synuclein speciesPD mouse brainPathological aggregationΑ-synuclein speciesHuman cellsAttractive therapeutic targetΑ-synuclein aggregationPrevalent neurodegenerative disorderGD patientsFunction mechanismPD riskMouse linesMutantsTherapeutic targetMutationsMouse brainNeurodegenerative disordersDisease
2010
The risk of Parkinson's disease in type 1 Gaucher disease
Bultron G, Kacena K, Pearson D, Boxer M, Yang R, Sathe S, Pastores G, Mistry PK. The risk of Parkinson's disease in type 1 Gaucher disease. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2010, 33: 167-173. PMID: 20177787, PMCID: PMC2887303, DOI: 10.1007/s10545-010-9055-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseGeneral populationGaucher diseaseRisk of PDType 1 Gaucher diseaseType 1 Gaucher's diseaseIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseLife-time riskFirst-degree relativesParkinson's disease phenotypeLife-threatening diseaseDisease phenotypeGenetic risk factorsMagnitude of riskAvascular osteonecrosisClinical spectrumParkinsonian syndromesRisk ratioSeverity scoreRisk factorsDegree relativesHigh riskHigh incidencePD phenotypePatients