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ArticleMovement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society2021

Profiling the Biochemical Signature of GBA-Related Parkinson's Disease in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells.

Micol Avenali, Silvia Cerri, Gerardo Ongari, Cristina Ghezzi, Claudio Pacchetti, Cristina Tassorelli, Enza Maria Valente, Fabio Blandini

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Article in Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Micol AvenaliNeurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7880-9921
Silvia CerriCellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6466-5381
Gerardo OngariCellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0151-0910
Cristina GhezziCellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Claudio PacchettiParkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8236-9650
Cristina TassorelliNeurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1513-2113
Enza Maria ValenteNeurogenetics Research Centre, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0600-6820
Fabio BlandiniDepartment of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0178-1289
University of Pavia · ITFoundation Center · USUniversity of Insubria · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGBA mutations are the commonest genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD) and also impact disease progression.

objectiveThe objective of this study was to define a biochemical profile that could distinguish GBA-PD from non-mutated PD.

methods29 GBA-PD, 37 non-mutated PD, and 40 controls were recruited; α-synuclein levels in plasma, exosomes, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells were analyzed, GCase and main GCase-related lysosomal proteins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells were measured.

resultsAssessment of plasma and exosomal α-synuclein levels did not allow differentiation between GBA-PD and non-mutated PD; conversely, measurements in peripheral blood mononuclear cells clearly distinguished GBA-PD from non-mutated PD, with the former group showing significantly higher α-synuclein levels, lower GCase activity, higher LIMP-2, and lower Saposin C levels.

conclusionWe propose peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an easily accessible and manageable model to provide a distinctive biochemical profile of GBA-PD, potentially useful for patient stratification or selection in clinical trials. © 2021 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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Parkinson Diseasealpha-SynucleinGlucosylceramidaseHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMutationalpha-SynucleinGlucosylceramidaseexosomesglucocerebrosidaseParkinson's diseasephenotypingα-synuclein

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