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A comparative study of Parkinson's disease and leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 p.G2019S parkinsonism

Joanne Trinh*, Rim Amouri, John E. Duda, James F. Morley, Matthew Read, Alan Donald, Carles Vilariño-Güell, Christina Thompson, Chelsea Szu Tu, Emil K. Gustavsson, Samia Ben Sassi, Emna Hentati, Mourad Zouari, Emna Farhat, Fatma Nabli, Faycel Hentati, Matthew J. Farrer

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

Parkinson disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease for which leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2 carriers) p.G2019S confers substantial genotypic and population attributable risk. With informed consent, we have recruited clinical data from 778 patients from Tunisia (of which 266 have LRRK2 parkinsonism) and 580 unaffected subjects. Motor, autonomic, and cognitive assessments in idiopathic Parkinson disease and LRRK2 patients were compared with regression models. The age-associated cumulative incidence of LRRK2 parkinsonism was also estimated using case-control and family-based designs. LRRK2 parkinsonism patients had slightly less gastrointestinal dysfunction and rapid eye movement sleep disorder. Overall, disease penetrance in LRRK2 carriers was 80% by 70 years but women become affected a median 5 years younger than men. Idiopathic Parkinson disease patients with younger age at diagnosis have slower disease progression. However, age at diagnoses does not predict progression in LRRK2 parkinsonism. LRRK2 p.G2019S mutation is a useful aid to diagnosis and modifiers of disease in LRRK2 parkinsonism may aid in developing therapeutic targets.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNeurobiology of Aging
Volume35
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)1125-1131
Number of pages7
ISSN0197-4580
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 05.2014

Funding

The authors gratefully acknowledge the help and support of the patients and families involved in this study. Research funding was awarded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the National Institutes of Health (FH, MJF). The Canada Excellence Research Chairs program, the Cundill Foundation, and Leading Edge Endowment Funds provided by the Province of British Columbia, LifeLabs , and Genome BC help support the Dr Donald Rix BC Leadership Chair (MJF) and fellowship (JT). The authors gratefully acknowledge the work and support of prior studies lead by Rachel Gibson, Lefkos Middleton, and the GlaxoSmithKline program team.

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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