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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2024

GBA-associated Parkinson's disease in Hungary: clinical features and genetic insights.

Tamás Szlepák, Annabel P Kossev, Dóra Csabán, Anett Illés, Szabolcs Udvari, Péter Balicza, Beáta Borsos, Annamária Takáts, Péter Klivényi, Mária J Molnár

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Exploring GBA1 gene in Parkinson's disease: Prevalence and variant spectrum from Asia minor.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tamás SzlepákInstitute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disorders, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Annabel P KossevInstitute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disorders, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Dóra CsabánInstitute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disorders, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Anett IllésDepartment of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Szabolcs UdvariInstitute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disorders, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Péter BaliczaInstitute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disorders, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Beáta BorsosInstitute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disorders, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Annamária TakátsDepartment of Neurology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Péter KlivényiDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Mária J MolnárInstitute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disorders, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. molnar.mariajudit@med.semmelweis-univ.hu.
Semmelweis University · HUMontavid Thermodynamic Research Group · HUUniversity of Szeged · HU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionParkinson's disease (PD) has a complex genetic background involving both rare and common genetic variants. Although a small percentage of cases show a clear Mendelian inheritance pattern, it is much more relevant to identify patients who present with a complex genetic profile of risk variants with different severity. The ß-glucocerebrosidase coding gene (GBA1) is recognized as the most frequent genetic risk factor for PD and Lewy body dementia, irrespective of reduction of the enzyme activity due to genetic variants.

methodsIn a selected cohort of 190 Hungarian patients with clinical signs of PD and suspected genetic risk, we performed the genetic testing of the GBA1 gene. As other genetic hits can modify clinical features, we also screened for additional rare variants in other neurodegenerative genes and assessed the APOE-ε genotype of the patients.

resultsIn our cohort, we identified 29 GBA1 rare variant (RV) carriers. Out of the six different detected RVs, the highly debated E365K and T408M variants are composed of the majority of them (22 out of 32). Three patients carried two GBA1 variants, and an additional three patients carried rare variants in other neurodegenerative genes (SMPD1, SPG11, and SNCA). We did not observe differences in age at onset or other clinical features of the patients carrying two GBA1 variants or patients carrying heterozygous APOE-ε4 allele.

conclusionWe need further studies to better understand the drivers of clinical differences in these patients, as this could have important therapeutic implications.

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GlucosylceramidaseParkinson DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHungaryMaleMiddle AgedGBA protein, humanGlucosylceramidaseGBA1 mutationGBA-associated Parkinson’s diseaseGenetic risk factorPhenotype-genotype correlation

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