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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Trivedi DK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6487537 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS central science 20190320 4
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that presents with significant motor symptoms, for which there is no diagnostic chemical test. We have serendipitously identified a hyperosmic individual, a "Super Smeller" who can detect PD by odor alone, and our early pilot studies have indicated that the odor was present in the sebum from the skin of PD subjects. Here, we have employed an unbiased approach to investigate the volatile metabolites of sebum samples obtained non ...[more]