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A controversy in Parkinsonism research

Author(s): Rolfs, Prof. Arndt, MD, Bauer, Dr. Peter, MD, Dinur, Tama, PhD, Zimran, Ari, MD, Arkadir, David, Dr., Sidransky, Ellen, Lopez, Grisel

Parkinson disease (PD) can be associated with mutations that are usually found in patients with Gaucher disease (GD). Treatment options for GD are therefore considered also for PD, but there are reasons to question this approach. A pertinent commentary by experts in the field, which included the CEO and the CSO of CENTOGENE, was recently published in the journal Movement Disorders.

Parkinson disease (PD) can be associated with mutations that are usually found in patients with Gaucher disease (GD). Treatment options for GD are therefore considered also for PD, but there are reasons to question this approach. A pertinent commentary by experts in the field, which included the CEO and the CSO of CENTOGENE, was recently published in the journal Movement Disorders.


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