α-Synuclein Levels in Blood Plasma from LRRK2 Mutation Carriers

Phosphorylated α-synuclein can be detected in blood plasma and is potentially a useful biomarker for Parkinson's disease

(2011) Penelope G. Foulds et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

CSF levels of oligomeric alpha-synuclein and beta-amyloid as biomarkers for neurodegenerative disease

(2011) Michael R. Sierks et al.   Integrative Biology

α-Synuclein occurs physiologically as a helically folded tetramer that resists aggregation

(2011) Tim Bartels et al.   NATURE

A soluble  -synuclein construct forms a dynamic tetramer

(2011) W. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Quantification of α-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid as a biomarker candidate: review of the literature and considerations for future studies

(2010) Brit Mollenhauer et al.   Biomarkers in Medicine

DJ-1 and α-synuclein in human cerebrospinal fluid as biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease

(2010) Zhen Hong et al.   BRAIN

Plasma α-synuclein in patients with Parkinson's disease with and without treatment

(2010) Raquel Duran et al.   MOVEMENT DISORDERS

Detection of elevated levels of  -synuclein oligomers in CSF from patients with Parkinson disease

(2010) T. Tokuda et al.   NEUROLOGY

Detection of elevated levels of soluble  -synuclein oligomers in post-mortem brain extracts from patients with dementia with Lewy bodies

(2009) K. E. Paleologou et al.   BRAIN

Neuropathology of Parkinson's disease with the R1441G mutation inLRRK2

(2009) José-Félix Martí-Massó et al.   MOVEMENT DISORDERS

Phenotype, genotype, and worldwide genetic penetrance of LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease: a case-control study

(2008) Daniel G Healy et al.   LANCET NEUROLOGY

Red Blood Cells Are the Major Source of Alpha-Synuclein in Blood

(2008) Robin Barbour et al.   Neurodegenerative Diseases

LRRK2 G2019S and R1441G mutations associated with Parkinson’s disease are common in the Basque Country, but relative prevalence is determined by ethnicity

(2008) A. Gorostidi et al.   NEUROGENETICS