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Leah V. Chifamba

Montreal Neurological Institute and HospitalORCID 0000-0003-0807-5069Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1

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Eric YuiD· 3 shared Konstantin A. SenkevichiD· 3 shared Lang LiuiD· 3 shared Sitki Cem ParlariD· 3 shared Ziv Gan‐OriD· 3 shared Alla TimofeevaiD· 2 shared Anton EmelyanoviD· 2 shared Cheryl WatersiD· 2 shared

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No evidence of association between PGK1 variants and Parkinsons disease

Leah V. Chifamba, Sitki Cem Parlar, Lang Liu, Eric Yu, Ziv Gan‐Or, Konstantin A. Senkevich

This study examines the association between PGK1 variants and Parkinson's disease but finds no evidence of such a link in large cohorts.

medRxiv · Aug 21, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

The GBA1 p.E427K (p.E388K) Variant is a Risk Factor for Synucleinopathies: A Meta-Analysis

Leah V. Chifamba, Sitki Cem Parlar, Emma N. Somerville, Lang Liu, Eric Yu, Farnaz Asayesh, Jamil Ahmad, Meron Teferra, Jennifer A. Ruskey, Cheryl Waters, Oury Monchi, Yves A Dauvilliers, Nicolas Dupré, Alla Timofeeva, Anton Emelyanov, , Ziv Gan‐Or

This study finds the GBA1 p.E427K variant increases risk for synucleinopathies through a meta-analysis of case-control studies.

Movement Disorders · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Lack of association between G6PD variants and Parkinson's disease

Leah V. Chifamba, Sitki Cem Parlar, Lang Liu, Leonard L. Sokol, Eric Yu, Farnaz Asayesh, Jamil Ahmad, Jennifer A. Ruskey, Dan Spiegelman, Cheryl Waters, Oury Monchi, Yves A Dauvilliers, Nicolas Dupré, Alla Timofeeva, Anton Emelyanov, , Konstantin A. Senkevich

This study investigates the association between G6PD variants and Parkinson's disease across six cohorts and finds no significant links for common or rare variants.

medRxiv · Apr 23, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine