Thread: Parkinson's disease protein found in intestinal wall
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Old 11-17-2012, 03:25 PM
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Default "Late in the game"
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Originally Posted by soccertese View Post
Dr. Shannon: Right. We have a small group of patients with Parkinson's disease, 10 with very early Parkinson's disease, and then we compared them to 23 people who do not have Parkinson's disease. We only found the protein in the people who do have Parkinson's disease and we found that in every one of the people with Parkinson's disease.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/20...-to-parkinsons
According to what Dr Shannon said in the interview, once the protein gets into brain, it is "late in the game". So, what is the real hope for us?
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