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Vieira SRL, Mezabrovschi R, Toffoli M, Del Pozo SL, Menozzi E, Mullin S, Yalkic S, Limbachiya N, Koletsi S, Loefflad N, Lopez GJ, Gan-Or Z, Alcalay RN, Sidransky E, Schapira AHV. Consensus Guidance for Genetic Counseling in GBA1 Variants: A Focus on Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord 2024. [PMID: 39258449 DOI: 10.1002/mds.30006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Glucocerebrosidase (GBA1) variants constitute numerically the most common known genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD) and are distributed worldwide. Access to GBA1 genotyping varies across the world and even regionally within countries. Guidelines for GBA1 variant counseling are evolving. We review the current knowledge of the link between GBA1 and PD, and discuss the practicalities of GBA1 testing. Lastly, we provide a consensus for an approach to counseling people with GBA1 variants, notably the communication of PD risk. © 2024 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Sophia R L Vieira
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), and Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
- Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson's Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
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Munhoz RP, Tumas V, Pedroso JL, Silveira-Moriyama L. The clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2024; 82:1-10. [PMID: 38325391 PMCID: PMC10849824 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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After more than 200 years since its initial description, the clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains an often-challenging endeavor, with broad implications that are fundamental for clinical management. Despite major developments in understanding it's pathogenesis, pathological landmarks, non-motor features and potential paraclinical clues, the most accepted diagnostic criteria remain solidly based on a combination of clinical signs. Here, we review this process, discussing its history, clinical criteria, differential diagnoses, ancillary diagnostic testing, and the role of non-motor and pre-motor signs and symptoms.
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- Renato P. Munhoz
- University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre and the Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada.
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas SP, Brazil.
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom.
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Shambetova C, Klein C. Genetic testing for non-parkinsonian movement disorders: Navigating the diagnostic maze. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2024; 121:106033. [PMID: 38429185 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.106033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Genetic testing has become a valuable diagnostic tool for movement disorders due to substantial advancements in understanding their genetic basis. However, the heterogeneity of movement disorders poses a significant challenge, with many genes implicated in different subtypes. This paper aims to provide a neurologist's perspective on approaching patients with hereditary hyperkinetic disorders with a focus on select forms of dystonia, paroxysmal dyskinesia, chorea, and ataxia. Age at onset, initial symptoms, and their severity, as well as the presence of any concurrent neurological and non-neurological features, contribute to the individual clinical profiles of hereditary non-parkinsonian movement disorders, aiding in the selection of appropriate genetic testing strategies. There are also more specific diagnostic clues that may facilitate the decision-making process and may be highly specific for certain conditions, such as diurnal fluctuations and l-dopa response in dopa-responsive dystonia, and triggering factors, duration and frequency of attacks in paroxysmal dyskinesia. While the genetic and mutational spectrum across non-parkinsonian movement disorders is broad, certain groups of diseases tend to be associated with specific types of pathogenic variants, such as repeat expansions in many of the ataxias. Some of these pathogenic variants cannot be detected by standard methods, such as panel or exome sequencing, but require the investigation of intronic regions for repeat expansions, such as Friedreich's or FGF14-linked ataxia. With our advancing knowledge of the genetic underpinnings of movement disorders, the incorporation of precise and personalized diagnostic strategies can enhance patient care, prognosis, and the application and development of targeted therapeutic interventions.
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- Cholpon Shambetova
- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany; Center for Continuing and Distance Learning, I. K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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Yeow D, Rudaks LI, Siow SF, Davis RL, Kumar KR. Genetic Testing of Movements Disorders: A Review of Clinical Utility. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2024; 14:2. [PMID: 38222898 PMCID: PMC10785957 DOI: 10.5334/tohm.835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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Currently, pathogenic variants in more than 500 different genes are known to cause various movement disorders. The increasing accessibility and reducing cost of genetic testing has resulted in increasing clinical use of genetic testing for the diagnosis of movement disorders. However, the optimal use case(s) for genetic testing at a patient level remain ill-defined. Here, we review the utility of genetic testing in patients with movement disorders and also highlight current challenges and limitations that need to be considered when making decisions about genetic testing in clinical practice. Highlights The utility of genetic testing extends across multiple clinical and non-clinical domains. Here we review different aspects of the utility of genetic testing for movement disorders and the numerous associated challenges and limitations. These factors should be weighed on a case-by-case basis when requesting genetic tests in clinical practice.
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- Dennis Yeow
- Translational Neurogenomics Group, Neurology Department & Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Concord Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Health & Medicine, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Rare Disease Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neurogenomics Group, Neurology Department & Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Concord Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Health & Medicine, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Rare Disease Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Rare Disease Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- Neurogenetics Research Group, Kolling Institute, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney and Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Translational Neurogenomics Group, Neurology Department & Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Concord Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Health & Medicine, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Rare Disease Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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