Mutations in GBA1 have now been established as an important risk factor for the development of synucleinopathies including Parkinson disease (PD) (Sidransky et al., 2009), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) (Nalls et al., 2013), and multiple system atrophy (MSA) (Mitsui et al., 2015). The gene discussed is GBA1; the disease is synucleinopathy.