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ReviewJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2009

The LRRK2 G2019S mutation as the cause of Parkinson's disease in Ashkenazi Jews.

Avner Thaler, Elissa Ash, Ziv Gan-Or, Avi Orr-Urtreger, Nir Giladi

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Review in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01089283 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2010, after this paper: background citation

I123 DAT-SCAN and PET-CT FDG to Assess Brain Function of Parkinson Patients With Different Genetic Characteristic

TypeobservationalSponsorTel-Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterRan2010Enrolled80ConditionsParkinson Disease
NCT01502384 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2012, after this paper: background citation

A Longitudinal Study in 1st Degree Relatives of Parkinson's Disease (PD) Patients

TypeobservationalSponsorTel-Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterRan2012Enrolled100ConditionsParkinson's DiseaseArmsneurological examination
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Mechanisms of Parkinson's disease-related proteins in mediating secondary brain damage after cerebral ischemia.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Avner ThalerDepartment of Neurology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. avnerth@gmail.com
Elissa Ash
Ziv Gan-Or
Avi Orr-Urtreger
Nir Giladi
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · ILTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in the leucine rich repeat kinase 2 gene (LRRK2) are recognized as the most common cause of genetic Parkinsonism to date. The G2019S mutation has been implicated as an important determinant of Parkinson's disease (PD) in both Ashkenazi Jewish and North African Arab populations with carrier frequency of 29.7% among familial and 6% in sporadic Ashkenazi Jewish PD cases. PD patients with the G2019S mutation display similar clinical characteristics to patients with sporadic PD. While the function of the LRRK2 protein has yet to be fully determined, its distribution coincides with brain areas most affected by PD. The G2019S mutation is believed to be responsible for up-regulation of LRRK2 kinase activity, which may ultimately play a role in neuronal loss. The utility of LRRK2 G2019S screening in family members of Ashkenazi PD patients is discussed. LRRK2 G2019S mutation carriers without PD may be an ideal population for the study of possible neuroprotective strategies as they become available, and for furthering the understanding of the pathogenesis and long-term clinical outcomes of the disease.

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BrainGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingHeterozygoteHumansJewsLeucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2MutationNerve DegenerationParkinson DiseaseProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesLeucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2LRRK2 protein, humanProtein Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID19756366
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