Submandibular gland biopsy for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 29 May 2013 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Movement Disorders, volume 28, pages 734-734 (issn: 0885-3185, eissn: 1531-8257,

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Authors: Athanasia, Alexoudi; Susanne A, Schneider; Günther, Deuschl;

doi: 10.1002/mds.25467

pmid: 23720221

Submandibular gland biopsy for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

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Abstract

recentlyinvestigated submandibular gland tissue retrieved by biopsy.128 individuals were included in the postmortem study,including 28 individuals with PD, 5 with idiopathic Lewybody disease, 5 with progressive supranuclear palsy, 3 withcorticobasal degeneration, 2 with multiple system atrophy,22 with Alzheimer’s disease with Lewy bodies, 16 with Alz-heimer’s disease with no Lewy bodies, and 50 cognitivelynormal elderly controls. The diagnosis was conﬁrmed neuro-pathologically in all individuals. Large blocks (approximately1.5-cm

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Kiel University
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Keywords

Male, Submandibular Gland, Humans, Female, Parkinson Disease

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