Phosphorylated α-Synuclein in Parkinson’s Disease

• DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002566
• Publication Date: 2012-02-15T20:20:32Z
• Authors: Yu Wang; Min Shi; Kathryn A. Chung; Cyrus P. Zabetian; James B. Leverenz; Daniela Berg; Karin Srulijes; John Q. Trojanowski; Virginia M.-Y. Lee; Andrew D. Siderowf; Howard Hurtig; Irene Litvan; Mya C. Schiess; Elaine R. Peskind; Masami Masuda; Masato Hasegawa; Xiangmin Lin; Catherine Pan; Douglas Galasko; David S. Goldstein; Poul Henning Jensen; Hui Yang; Kevin C. Cain; Jing Zhang
• Keywords: Synuclein

An assay for detecting phosphorylated α-synuclein in CSF may help to diagnose Parkinson’s disease and determine severity.