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New blood test to check for Parkinson's By Sophie Scott Australian researchers say they have developed a simple blood test which can identify patients with Parkinson's disease. Researchers from Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute recently developed a test for the genetic form of Parkinson's disease. Now they have devised a test which they say can identify patients with all types of the condition. It is a blood test which measures levels of a protein released by the brain. Doctors say the protein is found in low levels in Parkinson's patients, while people without Parkinson's have high levels. They are now running a large trial and say if the test proves effective, it could be in clinical use in two years. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn