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Cerebrospinal fluid fatty acids in glucocerebrosidase-associated Parkinson's disease.
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PMID:  22021190     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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BACKGROUND: Heterozygous mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene lead to an increased risk for and to more severe alpha-synuclein-associated pathology in Parkinson's disease. As both glucocerebrosidase and alpha-synuclein interact with fatty acids, we hypothesized that cerebrospinal fluid fatty acid levels are altered in these Parkinson's disease patients. METHODS: Cerebrospinal fluid levels of 13 fatty acids in 8 Parkinson's disease patients with a heterozygous glucocerebrosidase mutation were compared with those of 41 idiopathic Parkinson's disease patients and 30 controls using gas chromatography. RESULTS: Parkinson's disease patients with a heterozygous glucocerebrosidase mutation had lower levels of palmitoleic (P ≤ .007), oleic (P ≤ .016), linoleic (P ≤ .005), arachidonic (P ≤ .003), eicosapentaenoic (P ≤ .003) and decosahexaenoic (P ≤ .03) acids and lower levels of total fatty acids (P < .005) compared with both idiopathic Parkinson's disease patients and control subjects. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that abnormalities of fatty acid metabolism are specifically involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease associated with a heterozygous glucocerebrosidase mutation. © 2011 Movement Disorder Society.
Authors:
Stefan P Schmid; Erwin D Schleicher; Alexander Cegan; Christian Deuschle; Stephanie Baur; Ann-Kathrin Hauser; Matthis Synofzik; Karin Srulijes; Kathrin Brockmann; Daniela Berg; Walter Maetzler
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1531-8257     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
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Created Date:  2011-10-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8610688     Medline TA:  Mov Disord     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Movement Disorder Society.
Affiliation:
Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration, Center of Neurology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany; DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
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