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Nonsyndromic Parkinson disease in a family with autosomal dominant optic atrophy due to OPA1 mutations

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posted on 2019-08-23, 15:00 authored by DS Lynch, SH Loh, J Harley, AJ Noyce, LM Martins, NW Wood, H Houlden, H Plun-Favreau
Many genes implicated in familial Parkinson disease (PD) code for proteins with mitochondrial function.1 Several of these genes, including PINK1 and PARK2, are involved in mitophagy, a mitochondrial quality control pathway.2 We describe a family with 3 members affected by autosomal dominant optic atrophy in which 2 affected members also developed PD. While the role of mitophagy-related genes in PD is well established, this report provides further evidence of PD risk conferred through abnormal mitochondrial fusion and cristae morphology.

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Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre, the Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust.

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Neurology Genetics, 2017, 3 (5), pp. e188-e188

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Neurology Genetics

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American Academy of Neurology

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2376-7839

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2017-07-05

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2017

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2019-08-23

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en

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