A biological classification of Parkinson's disease: the SynNeurGe research diagnostic criteria

GU Höglinger, CH Adler, D Berg, C Klein… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
With the hope that disease-modifying treatments could target the molecular basis of
Parkinson's disease, even before the onset of symptoms, we propose a biologically based …

Genetics and pathogenesis of dystonia

M Thomsen, LM Lange, M Zech… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Dystonia is a clinically and genetically highly heterogeneous neurological disorder
characterized by abnormal movements and postures caused by involuntary sustained or …

An intronic GAA repeat expansion in FGF14 causes the autosomal-dominant adult-onset ataxia SCA27B/ATX-FGF14

H Rafehi, J Read, DJ Szmulewicz, KC Davies… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Adult-onset cerebellar ataxias are a group of neurodegenerative conditions that challenge
both genetic discovery and molecular diagnosis. In this study, we identified an intronic (GAA) …

Relevance of genetic testing in the gene-targeted trial era: the Rostock Parkinson's disease study

A Westenberger, V Skrahina, T Usnich, C Beetz… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Estimates of the spectrum and frequency of pathogenic variants in Parkinson's disease (PD)
in different populations are currently limited and biased. Furthermore, although therapeutic …

Optimized testing strategy for the diagnosis of GAA-FGF14 ataxia/spinocerebellar ataxia 27B

C Bonnet, D Pellerin, V Roth, G Clément, M Wandzel… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Dominantly inherited GAA repeat expansions in FGF14 are a common cause of
spinocerebellar ataxia (GAA-FGF14 ataxia; spinocerebellar ataxia 27B). Molecular …

Different pieces of the same puzzle: a multifaceted perspective on the complex biological basis of Parkinson's disease

AC Müller-Nedebock, MCJ Dekker, MJ Farrer… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
The biological basis of the neurodegenerative movement disorder, Parkinson's disease
(PD), is still unclear despite it being 'discovered'over 200 years ago in Western Medicine …

CAG Repeat Expansion in THAP11 Is Associated with a Novel Spinocerebellar Ataxia

D Tan, C Wei, Z Chen, Y Huang, J Deng… - Movement …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background More than 50 loci are associated with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), and the
most frequent subtypes share nucleotide repeats expansion, especially CAG expansion …

Towards a global view of Parkinson's disease genetics

M Khani, C Cerquera‐Cleves, M Kekenadze… - Annals of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a global health challenge, yet historically studies of PD have
taken place predominantly in European populations. Recent genetics research conducted in …

The role of the PLA2G6 gene in neurodegenerative diseases

X Deng, L Yuan, J Jankovic, H Deng - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract PLA2G6-associated neurodegeneration (PLAN) represents a continuum of
clinically and genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders with overlapping …

Frequency of Hereditary and GBA1‐Related Parkinsonism in Latin America: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

P Saffie Awad, D Teixeira‐dos‐Santos… - Movement …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Identifying hereditary parkinsonism is valuable for diagnosis, genetic
counseling, patient prioritization in trials, and studying the disease for personalized …