Mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene confer a risk for Parkinson disease in North Africa

Neurology. 2011 Jan 18;76(3):301-3. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318207b01e.
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MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Africa, Northern / ethnology
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Glucosylceramidase / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation*
  • Parkinson Disease / ethnology*
  • Parkinson Disease / genetics*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics*
  • Risk Factors
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • LRRK2 protein, human
  • Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Glucosylceramidase