α-Synuclein seeds have been identified in various tissues in patients with synucleinopathies. We have developed real-time quaking-induced conversion combined with immunoprecipitation, a method that enables the detection of α-synuclein seeds from the serum of patients with synucleinopathies. This method can lay the foundation for the biological diagnosis of synucleinopathies.
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This is a summary of: Okuzumi, A. et al. Propagative α-synuclein seeds as serum biomarkers for synucleinopathies. Nat. Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02358-9 (2023).
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Detecting α-synuclein seeds in serum to diagnose synucleinopathies. Nat Med 29, 1328–1329 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02402-8
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