Dermal fibroblasts from patients with Parkinson’s disease have normal GCase activity and autophagy compared to patients with PD and GBA mutations [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

Background: Recently, the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been linked to a number of genetic risk factors, of which the most common is glucocerebrosidase (GBA) mutations. Methods: We investigated PD and Gaucher Disease (GD) patient derived skin fibroblasts using biochemistry assays. Resu...

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Main Authors: Lucy M Collins, Janelle Drouin-Ouellet, Wei-Li Kuan, Timothy Cox, Roger A Barker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2018-02-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/6-1751/v2