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Old 01-11-2013, 12:17 PM
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Default Saliva gland biopsy to diagnose PD--did anyone check for intestinal biopsy results?
Saliva gland test for Parkinson's shows promise, study finds

PHOENIX — Described as a "big step forward" for research and treatment of Parkinson's disease, new research from Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Banner Sun Health Research Institute suggests that testing a portion of a person's saliva gland may be a way to diagnose the disease

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-sgt011013.php

(I recall the finding of alpha-synuclein in the intestinal wall and wondered if anyone had previous biopsy/biopsies from colonoscopy that were surveyed to discover if the protein was present? I forgot to ask my husband's gastroenterologist, but will put it back on my list to do. )

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...lpha+synuclein
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