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I would still like to know the principles involved and details of the test itself, and whether it has been verified by other labs either singly or through a collaborative study.

-- Michel Margosis
      'Carpe Diem'


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter dawkins 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 7:53 AM
  Subject: Re: NEW OBJECTIVE BLOOD TEST FOR PARKINSON'S


  The new blood test for Parkinson's is a genuine thing but at least ten years 
  from testing to use.  It is 80% accurate so far in confirming diagnosis but 
  needs time to confirm early Parkinson's in people with the potential to 
  develop the disease.  Dr Kay Double and her colleagues also want to come up 
  with some neuroprotective drug when confirming early diagnosis. There seems 
  little advantage in confirming a diagnosis ten years before the symptoms show 
  and offering no help. 
  Peter Dawkins PD Australia