Research Article

Prevalence of Fabry Disease among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Characteristics of the PD population (N = 236).

Mean ± SD (N, %)Range

Age (years)68.9 ± 8.933–88
Gender
 Male130 (55.1%)
 Female106 (44.9%)
Age of onset61.13 ± 10.3527–85
Disease duration7.77 ± 5.350–30
MDS-UPDRS part III score27.58 ± 13.353–80
Presence of GLA gene mutations (N = 126) c.937G > T, p. (Asp313Tyr)4 (3.17%)
alpha-Galactosidase level in men (N = 129)
<15.3 μmol/L/h (pathological)
Pathological level of AGLA
22.40 ± 7.57
20 (15%)
12,25 ± 2.51
5.3–57.2
5.3–15.2
Lyso-Gb3 level in men
> 1.8 ng/ml (pathological)
1,23 ± 0,22
0
0.9–1.7

MDS-UPDRS: Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale.