Investigating voice as a biomarker for leucine-rich repeat kinase 2-associated Parkinson's disease

Siddharth Arora, Naomi P. Visanji, Tiago A. Mestre, Athanasios Tsanas, Amaal Aldakheel, Barbara S. Connolly, Carmen Gasca-Salas, Drew S. Kern, Jennifer Jain, Elizabeth J. Slow, Achinoam Faust-Socher, Anthony E. Lang, Max A. Little, Connie Marras*

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Abstract

We investigate the potential association between leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutations and voice. Sustained phonations ('aaah' sounds) were recorded from 7 individuals with LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease (PD), 17 participants with idiopathic PD (iPD), 20 non-manifesting LRRK2-mutation carriers, 25 related non-carriers, and 26 controls. In distinguishing LRRK2-associated PD and iPD, the mean sensitivity was 95.4% (SD 17.8%) and mean specificity was 89.6% (SD 26.5%). Voice features for non-manifesting carriers, related non-carriers, and controls were much less discriminatory. Vocal deficits in LRRK2-associated PD may be different than those in iPD. These preliminary results warrant longitudinal analyses and replication in larger cohorts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)503-510
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Parkinson's Disease
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
Parkinson’s UK, Radboud UMC
University of Colorado Skin Disease Research Center
National Institutes of Health
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Parkinson Society Canada
Parkinson's UK
Aston University
University of British Columbia

    Keywords

    • LRRK2 mutation
    • Parkinson's disease
    • biomarker
    • voice

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