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Are Patients with Essential Tremor at Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease?
This study investigates the prevalence of phosphorylated alpha-synuclein (P-Syn), a key biological marker for Parkinson disease, in patients diagnosed with essential tremor (ET). Researchers found that 37% of ET patients tested positive for these protein deposits in their skin, a rate significantly higher than that found in healthy individuals. The presence of these deposits, along with higher rates of sleep disorders and smell loss, suggests that a specific group of ET patients may actually be in the early stages of a synucleinopathy. These findings indicate that skin biopsies could serve as…
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