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Study: Parkinson's disease patients can be identified by skin biopsy

A novel study has found that the presence of neuronal deposits of the biomarker phosphorylated alpha-synuclein (p-syn) in the brain and the skin of patients with PD distinguishes them from individuals with symptoms of parkinsonism due to the accumulation of another protein, tau. ....

Rocco Liguori , Maria Pia Giannoccaro , Vincenzo Donadio , Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche , Neuromotor Sciences , Department Of Biomedical , University Of Bologna , Scienze Neurologiche , Parkinson S , Ews India ,

Skin biopsy can aid in early identification and differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

The diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) is currently based on consensus clinical criteria. A novel study reported in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease has found that the presence of neuronal deposits of the biomarker phosphorylated alpha-synuclein (p-syn) in the brain and the skin of patients with PD distinguishes them from individuals with symptoms of parkinsonism due to the accumulation of another protein, tau. ....

Rocco Liguori , Maria Pia Giannoccaro , Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche , Vincenzo Donadio , Emily Henderson , Neuromotor Sciences , Department Of Biomedical , University Of Bologna , Pia Giannoccaro , Corresponding Author , Scienze Neurologiche , N Vivo , Arkinson 39s Disease , Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ,