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  1. Glucocerebrosidase deficiency accelerates the accumulation of proteinase K-resistant α-synuclein and aggravates neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease 2015-09-11
  2. The spectrum of parkinsonian manifestations associated with glucocerebrosidase mutations 2008-10-01

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2008 to 2015

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  • Archives of neurology 1
  • Human molecular genetics 1

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  1. Glucocerebrosidase deficiency accelerates the accumulation of proteinase K-resistant α-synuclein and aggravates neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Human molecular genetics 2015-09-11 Brain scans and imaging

    Alpha-synuclein (αSyn) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

  2. The spectrum of parkinsonian manifestations associated with glucocerebrosidase mutations

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2008-10-01 Brain scans and imaging

    In the homozygous and heterozygous states, GBA mutations are associated with a spectrum of parkinsonian phenotypes ranging from Parkinson disease, mostly of the akinetic type, to a less common phenotype characteristic of Lewy body dementia.

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