What genetics tells us about the causes and mechanisms of Parkinson's disease

O Corti, S Lesage, A Brice - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common motor disorder of mysterious etiology. It is due to the
progressive degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra and is …

Clinical approach to Parkinson's disease: features, diagnosis, and principles of management

J Massano, KP Bhatia - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders. The
condition causes a heavy burden both on those affected, as well as their families. Accurate …

Impaired mitochondrial function in psychiatric disorders

H Manji, T Kato, NA Di Prospero, S Ness… - Nature reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Major psychiatric illnesses such as mood disorders and schizophrenia are chronic, recurrent
mental illnesses that affect the lives of millions of individuals. Although these disorders have …

The neuropathology of genetic Parkinson's disease

M Poulopoulos, OA Levy, RN Alcalay - Movement Disorders, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Pathological data from autopsies genotyped for Parkinson's disease (PD)‐related mutations
in alpha‐synuclein, Parkin, PINK1, DJ1, LRRK2, and glucocerebrosidase have accumulated …

PINK1-linked parkinsonism is associated with Lewy body pathology

L Samaranch, O Lorenzo-Betancor, JM Arbelo, I Ferrer… - Brain, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Phosphatase and tensin homolog-induced putative kinase 1 gene mutations have been
associated with autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson's disease. To date, no …

Cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson's disease: clinical features, diagnosis, and management

J Meireles, J Massano - Frontiers in neurology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common, disabling, neurodegenerative disorder. In addition to
classical motor symptoms, non-motor features are now widely accepted as part of the clinical …

Psychosis in Parkinson's disease: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management

A Chang, SH Fox - Drugs, 2016 - Springer
Psychotic symptoms are common in Parkinson's disease (PD) and are associated with
poorer quality of life and increased caregiver burden. PD psychosis is correlated with …

Familial Parkinson's disease–genetics, clinical phenotype and neuropathology in relation to the common sporadic form of the disease

C Schiesling, N Kieper, K Seidel… - Neuropathology and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The identification of the first gene in familial Parkinson's disease (PD) only 10 years ago was
a major step in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms in neurodegeneration …

Beyond the mitochondrion: cytosolic PINK 1 remodels dendrites through Protein Kinase A

RK Dagda, I Pien, R Wang, J Zhu… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The subcellular compartmentalization of kinase activity allows for regulation of distinct
cellular processes involved in cell differentiation or survival. The PTEN‐induced kinase 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Genetics of Parkinson disease

N Pankratz, T Foroud - Genetics in medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
During the past decade five genes have been identified that are important in autosomal
dominant and autosomal recessive forms of Parkinson disease. The identification of these …