# Case Report: Decoding genetic risks of vascular parkinsonism: a case series

## TL;DR

This case report explores the genetic risks of vascular parkinsonism by analyzing gene variants in five patients.

## Contribution

The study identifies novel genetic variants in genes like LRRK2 and NOTCH3 linked to vascular parkinsonism.

## Key findings

- Candidate risk variants in LRRK2, PLA2G6, and NOTCH3 were found in vascular parkinsonism patients.
- Genetic variants in collagen-related and cerebrovascular disease genes were also identified.
- These variants differ from those typically associated with classical Parkinson’s disease.

## Abstract

Vascular parkinsonism (VaP) is a subtype of parkinsonism which needs better characterization of its risks and determinants.

The aim of this report is to present an understanding of genetic risks of vascular parkinsonism.

Five participants diagnosed with VaP were recruited and Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) was performed to analyze deleterious variants in relevant genes associated with vascular and parkinsonian diseases.

We identified several candidate risk variants for VaP in our patients, particularly in LRRK2, PLA2G6, TGM6, BSN, UBR4, CD36 and NOTCH3, that are different from the classical Parkinson’s disease -associated variants.

In this case series we highlighted the complexity of genetic contributions to VaP through predicted deleterious variants in genes associated with parkinsonism, cerebrovascular disease as well as collagen-related genes.