"We, for the first time, showed the link between GBA & PD in Ireland.. findings suggest that the GBA prevalence in PD is higher than in most European countries, & genetic background of Irish PD patients warrants further studies." @ParkinsonsEU @Gfb
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Researchers from @dni_neurology lead a consortium investigating frequency of GBA mutations in #Parkinsons cohort in Ireland (n=314). 8.3% had a GBA variant (vs 3.1% in controls). Curiously, LRRK2 mutations were rare (n=1) https://t.co/3j3XKLydQW https://t.
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New Research: Association Between Glucocerebrosidase Mutations and Parkinson's Disease in Ireland: Multiple studies implicate heterozygous GBA mutations as a major genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD); however, the frequency of… https://t.co/Sp