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. 2011 May 10;7(6):308-9.
doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2011.66.

Parkinson disease: PD biomarkers-use of α-synuclein reaches new levels

Thomas J Montine  1
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Parkinson disease: PD biomarkers-use of α-synuclein reaches new levels

Thomas J Montine. Nat Rev Neurol. .

Abstract

Biomarker development is important to the therapeutic imperative for neurodegenerative diseases, as biomarkers hold transformative promise for the design and conduct of clinical trials and, ultimately, for medical management of these diseases. Some of this promise is now being realized in Alzheimer disease, and progress in Parkinson disease is accelerating.

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Competing interests: The author declares no competing interests.

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