Background: Parkinson s disease is a neurologic disorder that affects movement. Its cause is unknown, and it usually begins later in life. Gene changes (PRKN and PINK1) can also cause rare types of Parkinson s disease that start at a young age. Researchers want to conduct a natural history study to learn more about how genes play a role in Parkinson s disease. Objective: To collect data and biological samples from people with different types of Parkinson s disease. Eligibility: People aged 18 to 80 years with either Parkinson s disease or PRKN- and PINK1-linked Parkinson s disease. Healthy volunteers are also needed. Design: Participants will have 6 clinic visits over 5 years. Each visit may take 1 to 3 days. During each visit: Participants will have a physical exam. The exam will be videotaped. They will answer questions about their movement, thinking, mood, and sense of smell. The extent of any symptoms of Parkinson s disease will be evaluated: Participants movements may be assessed with a finger tapping test. They may be asked to scratch and sniff different scented strips to identify odors. They will wear motion sensors on their arms, legs, chest, and back at the clinic. They will wear motion sensor devices on their wrists at home for 1 week. Blood and urine samples will be collected. Other tests are optional: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain. Participants will lie on a table that slides into a tube. Lumbar puncture (spinal tap). A thin needle will be inserted into their lower back to draw out a sample of the fluid around their spinal cord. Muscle biopsy. A small sample of tissue will be taken from the leg.
Study Description: This is a longitudinal, observational study that aims to assess progression of clinical features, imaging, and biologic markers of PD in study participants with and without manifest PD who are bi-allelic or mono-allelic carriers of pathogenic variants in the recessively inherited genes PRKN and PINK1 that represent prototypes of mitochondrial- associated PD. Objectives: Primary Objective: To characterize the natural history of motor symptoms in PRKN- and PINK1-linked PD. Secondary Objectives: To comprehensively characterize other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1-linked PD over time Tertiary Objectives: * To characterize structural brain changes over time * To identify molecular signatures that differ between PRKN and PINK1-associated PD, non-manifesting mutation carriers, wildtype PD, and healthy controls. * To generate a repository of longitudinal data and samples for future studies aimed at developing targeted therapies. * To characterize in-home assessment of movements * To evaluate for mitochondrial changes in the muscle Endpoints: Primary Endpoint: Annual change in MDS Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part III Secondary Endpoints: * Annual change in MDS-UPDRS parts I, II, IV * Annual change in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) * Annual change in Timed up and go (TUG) * Annual change in 10-meter walk * Annual change in 360 degree turn * Annual change in Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS) * Annual change in University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) * Annual change in REM-Sleep-Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire (RBD-SQ) * Annual change in Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders (QUIP) * Annual change in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) * Annual change in Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) * Annual change in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) * Annual change in Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson s Disease - Autonomic Dysfunction (SCOPA AUT) * Annual change in 39-item Parkinson s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39)- quality of life measurement * Annual change in Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living (SE-ADL) scale * Annual change in Hoehn and Yahr scale assessment Tertiary endpoints: * Annual change of brain MRI measurement of overall brain, striatum and substantia nigra volumes * Annual change of brain MRI measurement of iron deposition * Annual change in studies from blood * Annual change in studies from CSF * Annual change in studies from urine * Annual change in Wearable Accelerometry data * Evidence of mitochondrial cytopathy on muscle biopsy
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
70
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Estimation of progression of motor symptoms across cohorts
Measured by annual change in MDS Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part III
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in MDS-UPDRS parts I, II, IV
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in Timed up and go (TUG)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in 10-meter walk
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in 360 degree turn
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in REM-Sleep-Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire (RBD-SQ)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders (QUIP)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease - Autonomic Dysfunction (SCOPA AUT)
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) - quality of life measurement
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living (SE-ADL) scale
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
Annual change in Hoehn and Yahr scale assessment
Characterization of other clinical features of PRKN- and PINK1- linked PD over time
Time frame: When final patient completes their last visit
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