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High Frequency of GBA Gene Mutations in Dementia With Lewy Bodies Among Ashkenazi Jews

Author(s) -

Tamara Shiner,

Anat Mirelman,

Mali Gana Weisz,

Anat BarShira,

Elissa L. Ash,

Ron Cialic,

Naomi Nevler,

Tanya Gurevich,

Noa Bregman,

Avi OrrUrtreger,

Nir Giladi

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

jama neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298

H-Index - 231

eISSN - 2168-6157

pISSN - 2168-6149

DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.1593

Subject(s) - dementia with lewy bodies , rem sleep behavior disorder , dementia , medicine , lewy body , gene mutation , psychology , psychiatry , disease , pediatrics , parkinson's disease , mutation , genetics , biology , gene

Mutations in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene are a risk factor for the development of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). These mutations are common among Ashkenazi Jews (AJ) and appear to have an effect on the natural history of the disease.

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