Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10833016 | Molecular Genetics and Metabolism | 2013 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Both Gaucher disease patients and heterozygous glucocerebrosidase mutation carriers are at increased risk of Parkinson's disease. Retinal thinning has been reported in early Parkinson's disease. Here we used optical coherence tomography to demonstrate thinning of the retinal ganglion cell layer in Gaucher disease patients and carriers who manifest clinical markers of potential early neurodegeneration. Optical coherence tomography may help identify Gaucher disease patients and carriers at increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
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Authors
Alisdair McNeill, Gloria Roberti, Gerassimos Lascaratos, Derralynn Hughes, Atul Mehta, David F. Garway-Heath, Anthony H.V. Schapira,