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Skin test could vastly simplify diagnosis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in Fierce Diagnostics, March 2, 2015 | By Varun Saxena

Excerpts:
"Evidence of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease could lie right behind your ear.

A team of researchers discovered that a skin sample taken from behind the ear of patients with either disease had levels of the tau protein 7 times higher than those without the condition. Those with Parkinson's showed levels of alpha-synuclein protein 8 times higher than those in the control group.


Ildefonso Rodriguez-Leyva
"Until now, pathological confirmation was not possible without a brain biopsy, so these diseases often go unrecognized until after the disease has progressed," said study author Dr. Ildefonso Rodriguez-Leyva of Central Hospital at Mexico's University of San Luis Potosi, in a release. "We hypothesized that since skin has the same origin as brain tissue while in the embryo that they might also show the same abnormal proteins. This new test offers a potential biomarker that may allow doctors to identify and diagnose these diseases earlier on.""

Article at:
http://www.fiercediagnostics.com/story/skin-test-could-vastly-simplify-diagnosis-alzheimers-and-parkinsons/2015-03-02?spMailingID=11682764&spUserID=NzczNzQyMjg0MDgS1&spJobID=463229527&spReportId=NDYzMjI5NTI3S0