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Originally Posted by zanpar321
What if there was a fast way to measure alpha synuclein levels using just one drop of blood? Can you imagine going to visit your doc and being able to measure your alpha synuclein levels in a few minutes? Then the doc could prescribe a dose of drug AlphaSyn Reducer as needed to bring the levels down! I believe this will happen in the next 10 years or less!
The immunoassay device in the video could be used to detect alpha synuclein in blood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzeFdNXIzOc |
Actually, the relationship between cerebral fluid a-syn and PD is negative. People with PD have lower levels, not higher. The thought is that the a-syn is staying in the brain, aggregating as the neurons fail to dispose of them as waste. Keep in mind, it's not the level of a-syn that is thought to be the problem. The theory is it's the mutation into a misfolded form that causes the problem.
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_...2013/08/shaw2/