November 2, 2026 4:50 PM
Rare case of early-onset Parkinson’s reveals platelet changes, indicating disease progression
A study of a rare case early-onset Parkinson's disease has revealed molecular changes in platelets, suggesting the potential of the blood's smallest component in indicating a progression of the neurodegenerative disorder. The study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, describes a patient in Spain with early-onset Parkinson's disease and rapid progression to dementia, carrying a triplication of a genomic region containing 'SNCA', the gene responsible for producing alpha-synuclein, that ...