• beta-Glucocerebrosidase gene mutations in two cohorts of Greek patients with sporadic Parkinson's disease 

      Moraitou, M.; Hadjigeorgiou, G.; Monopolis, I.; Dardiotis, E.; Bozi, M.; Vassilatis, D.; Vilageliu, L.; Grinberg, D.; Xiromerisiou, G.; Stefanis, L.; Michelakakis, H. (2011)
      An increasing number of clinical, neuropathological and experimental evidence linking Gaucher disease and a spectrum of synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD) has emerged over the last decade. In particular, ...
    • Evidence of an association between the scavenger receptor class B member 2 gene and Parkinson's disease 

      Michelakakis, H.; Xiromerisiou, G.; Dardiotis, E.; Bozi, M.; Vassilatis, D.; Kountra, P. M.; Patramani, G.; Moraitou, M.; Papadimitriou, D.; Stamboulis, E.; Stefanis, L.; Zintzaras, E.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M. (2012)
      Lysosomal protein 2 (LIMP2), the product of the scavenger receptor class B member 2 (SCARB2) gene, is a ubiquitously expressed transmembrane protein that is the mannose-6-phosphateindependent receptor for glucocerebrosidase ...
    • Genetic assessment of familial and early-onset Parkinson's disease in a Greek population 

      Bozi, M.; Papadimitriou, D.; Antonellou, R.; Moraitou, M.; Maniati, M.; Vassilatis, D. K.; Papageorgiou, S. G.; Leonardos, A.; Tagaris, G.; Malamis, G.; Theofilopoulos, D.; Kamakari, S.; Stamboulis, E.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Athanassiadou, A.; Michelakakis, H.; Papadimitriou, A.; Gasser, T.; Stefanis, L. (2014)
      Background and purpose Although the first mutation associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) was identified several years ago in the alpha-synuclein (SNCA) gene in families of Greek and Italian ancestry, a more systematic ...