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Parkinson’s Disease Paul Tuite, MD University of Minnesota Director of Movement Disorders. Parkinson’s disease (PD). Early Clinical Features Tremor Slowness Stiffness Stooped posture Altered gait Small handwriting Softened voice Others. Epidemiology of PD. Incidence
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Parkinson’s DiseasePaul Tuite, MDUniversity of MinnesotaDirector of Movement Disorders
Parkinson’s disease (PD) Early Clinical Features Tremor Slowness Stiffness Stooped posture Altered gait Small handwriting Softened voice Others
Epidemiology of PD • Incidence • 5-24/ 105 worldwide (USA: 20.5/105) • Incidence of PD rising slowly with aging population • Prevalence • 57-371/105 worldwide (USA/Canada 300/105) • 35%-42% of cases undiagnosed at any time • Onset • mean PD 62.4 years • rare before age 30; 4-10% cases before age 40 www.wemove.org
Risk Factors • Definite: Old age • Highly likely: MZ co-twin with early-onset PD • Probable: Positive family history • Possible: Herbicides, pesticides, heavy metals, proximity to industry, rural residence, well water, repeated head trauma, etc. • Possible protective effect: Smoking www.wemove.org
Black line is age related loss • Toxin causes rapid loss of neurons at exposure • Genetic cause with variable rates of loss of neurons depending on the gene • Genetic and toxic model A H V Schapira; BMJ 1999;318:311-314
Genetics of PD • PARK1: (dominant), 4q21: alpha-synuclein • PARK2: (mainly recessive) 6q25-q27: Parkin • PARK3: (dominant, reduced penetrance) 2p13 • PARK4: (dominant, early onset) 4p15 • PARK5: (susceptibility gene) 4p14: UCH-L1 • PARK6: (recessive) 1p35-p36 • PARK7: (recessive) 1p36 • PARK8: (dominant) 12p11 • PARK9: (Kufor-Rukeb syndrome; recessive) 1p36 • PARK10: (susceptibility gene) 1p32 • FTDP17: (susceptibility gene) 17q21: Tau
Increased Risk Pesticides Paraquat Organochlorines Carbamates Welding Miners Decreased Risk Coffee consumption ?Caffeine Smoking Nicotine MAO B inhibition CYP2D6 PD & Environmental Factors
Genetics Environment Mitochondria Complex I Defects Abnormal Protein Degradation Oxidative Stress Excitotoxicity Cell Death Protein Accumulation Betarbet et al. Brain Path 2002;12:499-510.
Complex I Mitochondrial Inhibitors Betarbet et al. Brain Path 2002;12:499-510.
THERAPIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT Rate of development of disease Neurorestoration Neuroprotection A H V Schapira; BMJ 1999;318:311-314