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Diagnosing Parkinson’s disease with skin samples could lead to earlier detection • News Service • Iowa State University – Iowa State University News Service
AMES, Iowa – New research shows a simple skin test can accurately identify Parkinson’s disease, demonstrating for the first time the feasibility of the method. Currently diagnosed by clinical signs and symptoms but only definitively diagnosed at autopsy, Parkinson’s disease is commonly misdiagnosed early in the disease course, complicating clinical trials of potential treatments.
The study, published in the scientific journal Movement Disorders, shows how a chemical assay can detect clumping of…
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