Analysis of functional GLO1 variants in the BTBD9 locus and Restless Legs Syndrome

Gan-Or Z, Zhou S, Ambalavanan A, Leblond CS, Xie P, Johnson A, Spiegelman D, Allen RP, Earley CJ, Desautels A, Montplaisir JY, Dion PA, Xiong L and Rouleau GA. Analysis of functional GLO1 variants in the BTBD9 locus and Restless Legs Syndrome. Sleep Medicine. 2015. PubMed

LRRK2 mutations in Parkinson disease; a sex effect or lack thereof? A meta-analysis

Gan-Or Z, Leblond CS, Mallett V, Orr-Urtreger A, Dion PA and Rouleau GA. LRRK2 mutations in Parkinson disease; a sex effect or lack thereof? A meta-analysis.Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. 2015. PubMed

Parkinson’s disease genetic loci in Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder

Gan-Or Z, Girard SL, Noreau A, Leblond CS, Gagnon JF, Arnulf I, Mirarchi C, Dauvilliers Y, Desautels A, Mitterling T, Cochen De Cock V, Frauscher B, Monaca C, Hogl B, Dion PA, Postuma RB, Montplaisir JY and Rouleau GA. Parkinson’s disease genetic loci in Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 2015. PubMed

A Homozygous Mutation in SLC1A4 in siblings with severe intellectual disability and microcephaly

Srour M, Hamdan FF, Gan-Or Z, Labuda D, Nassif C, Oskoui M, Gana-Weisz M, Orr-Urtreger A7, Rouleau GA and Michaud JL. A Homozygous Mutation in SLC1A4 in siblings with severe intellectual disability and microcephaly. Clinical Genetics. 2015. PubMed

Genetic markers of Restless Legs Syndrome in Parkinson Disease

Gan-Or Z, Alcalay RN, Bar-Shira A, Leblond CS, Postuma RB, Ben-Shachar S, Waters C, Johnson A, Levy OA, Mirelman A, Gana-Weisz M, Dupre N, Montplaisir JY, Giladi N, Fahn S, Xiong L, Dion PA, Orr-Urtreger A and Rouleau GA. Genetic markers of Restless Legs Syndrome in Parkinson Disease. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. 2015. PubMed

Differential effects of severe vs. mild GBA mutations on Parkinson disease

Gan-Or Z, Amshalom I, Kilarski L.L, Bar-Shira A, Gana-Weisz M, Mirelman A, Marder K, Bressman, Giladi N, and Orr-Urtreger A. Differential effects of severe vs. mild GBA mutations on Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2015. PubMed

CHRNB3 c.-57A>G functional promoter change affects Parkinson’s disease and smoking

(*equal contribution) Bar-Shira A*, Gana-Weisz M*, Gan-Or Z*, Giladi E, Giladi N and Orr-Urtreger A. CHRNB3 c.-57A>G functional promoter change affects Parkinson’s disease and smoking. Neurobiology of Aging. 2014. PubMed

The p.L302P mutation in the lysosomal enzyme gene SMPD1 is a risk factor for Parkinson disease

Gan-Or Z, Ozelius LJ, Bar-Shira A, Saunders-Pullman R, Mirelman A, Kornreich R, Gana-Weisz M, Raymond D, Rozenkrantz L, Deik A, Gurevich T, Gross SJ, Schreiber-Agus N, Giladi N, Bressman SB, and Orr-Urtreger A. The p.L302P mutation in the lysosomal enzyme gene SMPD1 is a risk factor for Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2013. PubMed

The age at motor symptoms onset in LRRK2-associated Parkinson’s disease is affected by a variation in the MAPT locus; a possible interaction

Gan-Or Z, Bar-Shira A, Mirelman A, Gurevich T, Giladi N, Orr-Urtreger A. The age at motor symptoms onset in LRRK2-associated Parkinson’s disease is affected by a variation in the MAPT locus; a possible interaction. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 2012. PubMed

Sequence alterations in the putative promoter of RAB7L1 are associated with a reduced Parkinson disease risk

Gan-Or Z, Bar-Shira A, Dahary D, Mirelman A, Kedmi M, Gurevich T, Giladi N, Orr-Urtreger A. Sequence alterations in the putative promoter of RAB7L1 are associated with a reduced Parkinson disease risk. JAMA Neurology. 2012. PubMed