Skin biopsies in the differential diagnosis of parkinsonism: are we ready for simplified protocols?

Brain. 2016 Jan;139(Pt 1):e5. doi: 10.1093/brain/awv251. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

Authors

Kathrin Doppler¹, Jens Volkmann², Claudia Sommer²

Affiliations

¹ University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Neurology, Würzburg, Germany Doppler_K@ukw.de.
² University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Neurology, Würzburg, Germany.

PMID: 26351270
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awv251

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Brain / pathology*
Female
Humans
Male
Multiple System Atrophy / metabolism*
Nerve Fibers / pathology*
Parkinson Disease / pathology*
Skin / innervation*
alpha-Synuclein / metabolism*

Substances

alpha-Synuclein