The Lysosome and Nonmotor Symptoms: Linking Parkinson's Disease and Lysosomal Storage Disorders

Shani Blumenreich, Bethan J Jenkins, Or B Barav, Ivan Milenkovic, Anthony H Futerman

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Abstract

Homozygous mutations in GBA1 cause the most common lysosomal storage disease (LSD), namely, Gaucher disease (GD). Mutations (homozygous or heterozygous) in GBA1 are also the highest genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD),1 although the mechanistic basis for this relationship is not known. We now suggest, based on well‐documented data in some cases and on more anecdotal data in others, that there is a resemblance in some nonmotor symptoms (NMSs) between PD and LSDs. This may indicate that brain regions associated with NMSs are more vulnerable to changes in lysosomal activity and α‐synuclein deposition as a result of lysosomal dysfunction.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2150-2155
Number of pages6
JournalMovement Disorders
Volume35
Issue number12
Early online date28 Sep 2020
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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