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Embracing Monogenic Parkinson's Disease: The MJFF Global Genetic PD Cohort

  • the MJFF Global Genetic Parkinson's Disease Study Group
  • University of Lübeck
  • The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
  • Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation
  • Sorbonne Université
  • Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research
  • Mongi Ben Hmida National Institute of Neurology
  • Tel Aviv University
  • Columbia University Medical Center
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
  • University of Barcelona
  • CNR
  • University of Athens
  • Eginition Hospital
  • University of Lisbon
  • Hospital Santa Maria
  • University of Pavia
  • Sapienza University of Rome
  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Research Center of Neurology
  • Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
  • Univ. de Sevilla.
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • National Taiwan University Hospital
  • Antwerp University and University Hospital
  • Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
  • Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Juntendo University School of Medicine
  • Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
  • Department of Clinical Neurosciences
  • Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas
  • Chang Gung University
  • National Taiwan Normal University
  • Coimbra University Hospital
  • Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Christian Albrechts University
  • Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo
  • Medical University of Vienna
  • Lund University
  • Griffith University
  • Poznan University of Medical Sciences
  • Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo
  • NorthShore University HealthSystem
  • Argentine National Scientific and Technological Research Council (CONICET)
  • University of Tokyo
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)
  • Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
  • University of Malaya
  • King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
  • Istanbul University
  • Medical University of Warsaw
  • Koc University Medical School
  • University of Health Sciences
  • Federal University of São Paulo
  • North West University
  • State University of Rio de Janeiro
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
  • Oslo University Hospital
  • Division of Neurology
  • Toronto Western Hospital University of Toronto
  • Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
  • Erasmus Medical Center
  • University of Luxembourg
  • University of Dundee School of Medicine
  • University of São Paulo
  • Department of Neurology
  • University Hospital Liege
  • Asan Medical Center
  • Yonsei University College of Medicine
  • Technical University of Munich
  • Kolling Institute of Medical Research
  • Singapore General Hospital
  • Centro Hospitalar Universitário Do Porto
  • University of Szeged
  • Clinic for Neurology CCS
  • Hadassah University Hospital
  • University of Turku
  • Odense University Hospital
  • University of Milano-Bicocca
  • University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
  • University of Tübingen
  • Banaras Hindu University
  • University of Goettingen Medical Center
  • MD Investigaciones
  • University of the Faroe Islands
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Department of Neurosurgery
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • University of Florida

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Abstract

Background: As gene-targeted therapies are increasingly being developed for Parkinson's disease (PD), identifying and characterizing carriers of specific genetic pathogenic variants is imperative. Only a small fraction of the estimated number of subjects with monogenic PD worldwide are currently represented in the literature and availability of clinical data and clinical trial-ready cohorts is limited. Objective: The objectives are to (1) establish an international cohort of affected and unaffected individuals with PD-linked variants; (2) provide harmonized and quality-controlled clinical characterization data for each included individual; and (3) further promote collaboration of researchers in the field of monogenic PD. Methods: We conducted a worldwide, systematic online survey to collect individual-level data on individuals with PD-linked variants in SNCA, LRRK2, VPS35, PRKN, PINK1, DJ-1, as well as selected pathogenic and risk variants in GBA and corresponding demographic, clinical, and genetic data. All registered cases underwent thorough quality checks, and pathogenicity scoring of the variants and genotype–phenotype relationships were analyzed. Results: We collected 3888 variant carriers for our analyses, reported by 92 centers (42 countries) worldwide. Of the included individuals, 3185 had a diagnosis of PD (ie, 1306 LRRK2, 115 SNCA, 23 VPS35, 429 PRKN, 75 PINK1, 13 DJ-1, and 1224 GBA) and 703 were unaffected (ie, 328 LRRK2, 32 SNCA, 3 VPS35, 1 PRKN, 1 PINK1, and 338 GBA). In total, we identified 269 different pathogenic variants; 1322 individuals in our cohort (34%) were indicated as not previously published. Conclusions: Within the MJFF Global Genetic PD Study Group, we (1) established the largest international cohort of affected and unaffected individuals carrying PD-linked variants; (2) provide harmonized and quality-controlled clinical and genetic data for each included individual; (3) promote collaboration in the field of genetic PD with a view toward clinical and genetic stratification of patients for gene-targeted clinical trials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)286-303
Number of pages18
JournalMovement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • Parkinson's disease
  • monogenic PD

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