GBA Variants and Parkinson Disease: Mechanisms and Treatments

L Smith, AHV Schapira - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The GBA gene encodes for the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GCase), which
maintains glycosphingolipid homeostasis. Approximately 5–15% of PD patients have …

A review of Gaucher disease pathophysiology, clinical presentation and treatments

J Stirnemann, N Belmatoug, F Camou… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Gaucher disease (GD, ORPHA355) is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic disorder. It is
caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, glucocerebrosidase, which leads to an …

[HTML][HTML] Lysosomal storage disease overview

A Sun - Annals of translational medicine, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) are a group of inherited metabolic disorders that are
caused for the most part by enzyme deficiencies within the lysosome resulting in …

Glucosylsphingosine promotes α-synuclein pathology in mutant GBA-associated Parkinson's disease

YV Taguchi, J Liu, J Ruan, J Pacheco… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Glucocerebrosidase 1 (GBA) mutations responsible for Gaucher disease (GD) are the most
common genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD). Although the genetic link between …

Ambroxol chaperone therapy for neuronopathic Gaucher disease: A pilot study

A Narita, K Shirai, S Itamura, A Matsuda… - Annals of clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Gaucher disease (GD) is a lysosomal storage disease characterized by a
deficiency of glucocerebrosidase. Although enzyme‐replacement and substrate‐reduction …

Gaucher disease in bone: from pathophysiology to practice

D Hughes, P Mikosch, N Belmatoug… - Journal of Bone and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare, genetic lysosomal disorder leading to lipid accumulation
and dysfunction in multiple organs. Involvement of the skeleton is one of the most prevalent …

Effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy in 1028 patients with type 1 Gaucher disease after 2 to 5 years of treatment: a report from the Gaucher Registry

NJ Weinreb, J Charrow, HC Andersson… - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Gaucher disease is the first lysosomal storage disorder to be treated with
macrophage-targeted enzyme replacement therapy. Previous studies in relatively small …

Gaucher disease epidemiology and natural history: a comprehensive review of the literature

L Nalysnyk, P Rotella, JC Simeone, A Hamed… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: The objectives of this research were:(1) to heighten awareness of Gaucher
disease (GD), a rare lysosomal storage disorder with highly heterogeneous patterns of …

Therapeutic goals in the treatment of Gaucher disease

GM Pastores, NJ Weinreb, H Aerts, G Andria… - Seminars in …, 2004 - Elsevier
Gaucher disease, the most common lysosomal storage disorder, is a heterogeneous
multisystem condition. Patients with non-neuronopathic (type 1) Gaucher disease may suffer …

Genotype-phenotype correlations between GBA mutations and Parkinson disease risk and onset

Z Gan-Or, N Giladi, U Rozovski, C Shifrin, S Rosner… - Neurology, 2008 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Mutations in GBA and LRRK2 genes have been implicated in Parkinson
disease (PD), particularly in Ashkenazi Jews. Methods: An Israeli Ashkenazi cohort of 420 …