Combined Application of Alpha-Synuclein and 4-Repeat Tau Seed Amplification Assays for the Differential Diagnosis of Parkinsonian Disorders

Could alpha-synuclein SAAs help differentiate atypical parkinsonian syndromes from Parkinson's disease? Dr. Edwin Jabbari explains the challenges of copathology. This highlighted research was presented during the 2024 International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders (mdscongress.org). Authors: E. Jabbari, E. Artikis, C. Orru`, D. Vaughan, N. Vijiaratnam, R. Fumi, M. Theilmann Jensen, M. Hodgson, T. Georgiades, L. Wu, D. Lux, R. Obrocki, B. Groveman, A. Hughson, O. Ansorge, K. Allinson, T. Warner, Z. Jaunmuktane, A. Misbahuddin, N. Leigh, B. Ghosh, K. Bhatia, A. Church, C. Kobylecki, M. Hu, J. Rowe, C. Blauwendraat, T. Foltynie, H. Morris, B. Caughey (Hamilton, MT, USA). Funding for this research was provided by PSPA. Read the full abstract at mdsabstracts.org.