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Old 09-12-2012, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Arsippe View Post
Please disabuse me of my mis perception--but who cares if bio markers can diagnose you early on when 1. There is no med to slow progression and 2. An extra-early diagnosis will only give the insurance ce companies the opportunity to find you uninsurable.
Every PD patient has its own progression of PD. In clinical trials as conducted right now, because of this it is very difficult to find out if an agent is neuroprotective. A biomarker is the solution to this problem. So Arsippe, this is a very important result.
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