Several studies showed a connection between RHOT1 gene mutations and disruption of Miro1 function in MERCS in PD patients (Berenguer-Escuder et al., 2019; Grossmann et al., 2019; Berenguer-Escuder et al., 2020; Grossmann et al., 2020). The gene discussed is RHOT1; the disease is Parkinson disease.