Consensus Guidance for Genetic Counseling in GBA1 Variants: A Focus on Parkinson’s Disease

By Sophia R.L. Vieira, Roxana Mezabrovschi, BSc, Marco Toffoli, MD, Sara Lucas Del Pozo, MD, Elisa Menozzi, MD, PhD, Stephen Mullin, Selen Yalkic, MSc, Naomi Limbachiya, Sofia Koletsi, MSc, Nadine Loefflad, MSc, Grisel J. Lopez, Ziv Gan-Or , Roy N. Alcalay, Ellen Sidransky, MD and Anthony Schapira, PhD
Published September 10, 2024
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Published September 10, 2024

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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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10.1002/mds.30006
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Team Schapira
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Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Neuro-Immune Interactions

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