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Ask the MD: What Does the New Parkinson’s Test Mean for Me, Today?

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"It may however identify that this person is eligible for a specific clinical trial, and many clinical trials may soon require this test." This is the part I was wondering about but since it says that some people with Parkinson's may not test positive does that mean they will be excluded from specific clinical trials?

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jeffreyn in reply toBoscoejean

I think they will very likely be excluded from specific clinical trials that require participants to have PD.

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billPD

30 JAN 2021, a simple skin biopsy known as the Syn-One test to look for an abnormal form of the protein alpha-synuclein in the nerves of the skin.

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Boscoejean in reply tobillPD

This seems like a preferable option to me.

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jeffreyn in reply tobillPD

See comments by @Ctime on this earlier thread:

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