Browsing by Author "Noyce, Alastair J."

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    Differences in the Presentation and Progression of Parkinson's Disease by Sex
    (Wiley, 2021) Iwaki, Hirotaka; Blauwendraat, Cornelis; Leonard, Hampton L.; Makarious, Mary B.; Kim, Jonggeol J.; Liu, Ganqiang; Maple-Grødem, Jodie; Corvol, Jean-Christophe; Pihlstrøm, Lasse; van Nimwegen, Marlies; Smolensky, Luba; Amondikar, Ninad; Hutten, Samantha J.; Frasier, Mark; Nguyen, Khanh-Dung H.; Rick, Jacqueline; Eberly, Shirley; Faghri, Faraz; Auinger, Peggy; Scott, Kirsten M.; Wijeyekoon, Ruwani; Van Deerlin, Vivianna M.; Hernandez, Dena G.; Gibbs, Raphael J.; Day-Williams, Aaron G.; Brice, Alexis; Alves, Guido; Noyce, Alastair J.; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Evans, Jonathan R.; Breen, David P.; Estrada, Karol; Wegel, Claire E.; Danjou, Fabrice; Simon, David K.; Andreassen, Ole A.; Ravina, Bernard; Toft, Mathias; Heutink, Peter; Bloem, Bastiaan R.; Weintraub, Daniel; Barker, Roger A.; Williams-Gray, Caroline H.; van de Warrenburg, Bart P.; Van Hilten, Jacobus J.; Scherzer, Clemens R.; Singleton, Andrew B.; Nalls, Mike A.; Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
    Background: Previous studies reported various symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) associated with sex. Some were conflicting or confirmed in only one study. Objectives: We examined sex associations to PD phenotypes cross-sectionally and longitudinally in large-scale data. Methods: We tested 40 clinical phenotypes, using longitudinal, clinic-based patient cohorts, consisting of 5946 patients, with a median follow-up of 3.1 years. For continuous outcomes, we used linear regressions at baseline to test sex-associated differences in presentation, and linear mixed-effects models to test sex-associated differences in progression. For binomial outcomes, we used logistic regression models at baseline and Cox regression models for survival analyses. We adjusted for age, disease duration, and medication use. In the secondary analyses, data from 17 719 PD patients and 7588 non-PD participants from an online-only, self-assessment PD cohort were cross-sectionally evaluated to determine whether the sex-associated differences identified in the primary analyses were consistent and unique to PD. Results: Female PD patients had a higher risk of developing dyskinesia early during the follow-up period, with a slower progression in activities of daily living difficulties, and a lower risk of developing cognitive impairments compared with male patients. The findings in the longitudinal, clinic-based cohorts were mostly consistent with the results of the online-only cohort. Conclusions: We observed sex-associated contributions to PD heterogeneity. These results highlight the necessity of future research to determine the underlying mechanisms and importance of personalized clinical management.
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    Underrepresented Populations in Parkinson's Genetics Research: Current Landscape and Future Directions
    (Wiley, 2022) Schumacher-Schuh, Artur Francisco; Bieger, Andrei; Okunoye, Olaitan; Mok, Kin Ying; Lim, Shen-Yang; Bardien, Soraya; Ahmad-Annuar, Azlina; Santos-Lobato, Bruno Lopes; Zschornack Strelow, Matheus; Salama, Mohamed; Rao, Shilpa C.; Zewde, Yared Zenebe; Dindayal, Saiesha; Azar, Jihan; Kukkle Prashanth, Lingappa; Rajan, Roopa; Noyce, Alastair J.; Okubadejo, Njideka; Rizig, Mie; Lesage, Suzanne; Mata, Ignacio Fernandez; Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2); Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
    Background: Human genetics research lacks diversity; over 80% of genome-wide association studies have been conducted on individuals of European ancestry. In addition to limiting insights regarding disease mechanisms, disproportionate representation can create disparities preventing equitable implementation of personalized medicine. Objective: This systematic review provides an overview of research involving Parkinson's disease (PD) genetics in underrepresented populations (URP) and sets a baseline to measure the future impact of current efforts in those populations. Methods: We searched PubMed and EMBASE until October 2021 using search strings for "PD," "genetics," the main "URP," and and the countries in Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand). Inclusion criteria were original studies, written in English, reporting genetic results on PD from non-European populations. Two levels of independent reviewers identified and extracted information. Results: We observed imbalances in PD genetic studies among URPs. Asian participants from Greater China were described in the majority of the articles published (57%), but other populations were less well studied; for example, Blacks were represented in just 4.0% of the publications. Also, although idiopathic PD was more studied than monogenic forms of the disease, most studies analyzed a limited number of genetic variants. We identified just nine studies using a genome-wide approach published up to 2021, including URPs. Conclusion: This review provides insight into the significant lack of population diversity in PD research highlighting the immediate need for better representation. The Global Parkinson's Genetics Program (GP2) and similar initiatives aim to impact research in URPs, and the early metrics presented here can be used to measure progress in the field of PD genetics in the future.