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Cutaneous α-Synuclein Signatures in Patients With Multiple System Atrophy and Parkinson Disease

Christopher H. Gibbons, Ningshan Wang, Sharika Rajan, Drew S. Kern, Jose‐Alberto Palma, Horacio Kaufmann, Roy Freeman

Neurology · 2023 · 88 citations · 38 references

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This study provides Class II evidence that measurement of phosphorylated α-synuclein in skin biopsies can differentiate patients with MSA from those with PD.

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