I skimmed both of these articles (links below).
But I could not determine if this new blood test is available TODAY - NOW at your doctor's office.
Very frustrating ... So I have to do more research on this GROUND-BREAKIING diagnostic tool!
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"A new blood test that assesses damage on a particular type of DNA may help in the early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, before symptoms start, a new study reports."
“Currently, Parkinson’s disease is diagnosed largely based on clinical symptoms after significant neurological damage has already occurred,” Laurie Sanders, PhD, an associate professor at Duke University School of Medicine, in Durham, and the study’s senior author, said in a university news story.
“A simple blood test would allow us to diagnose the disease earlier and start therapies sooner,” Sanders said, adding that an early “clear-cut diagnosis would accurately identify patients who could participate in drug studies, leading to the development of better treatments and potentially even cures.”
The study, “A blood-based marker of mitochondrial DNA damage in Parkinson’s disease,” was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
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