Abstract
BACKGROUND: Glucocerebrosidase 1 (GBA1) mutations are associated with reduced survival in Parkinson's disease but their effect on survival in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of GBA1 mutations on survival among Ashkenazi Jews with DLB, while controlling for APOE status.
METHODS: One hundred and forty participants from Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel were genotyped for GBA1 mutations and APOE polymorphisms. Survival rates and follow-up cognitive screening scores were analyzed.
RESULTS: GBA1 mutation carriers had a two-fold increased risk of death (HR = 1.999), while APOE status did not independently affect survival. In a subset of patients with available clinical data (N = 63), carriers of the APOE ε4 allele showed faster cognitive deterioration, while GBA1 mutation carriers also declined more rapidly albeit not significantly.
CONCLUSION: Understanding the genetic effects on survival and progression is crucial for patient counseling and inclusion in clinical trials.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2280-2285 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Movement Disorders |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 12 |
Early online date | 30 Aug 2024 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2024 |
Bibliographical note
© 2024 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.Keywords
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Apolipoproteins E/genetics
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Genotype
- Glucosylceramidase/genetics
- Humans
- Israel
- Jews/genetics
- Lewy Body Disease/genetics
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation/genetics
- Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics