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A research team at Stanford University has presented a new approach to early detection of diseases. The method involves analyzing fluid from the eye. Not only should eye diseases be detected early, but also possible Parkinson’s disease.
“Liquid biopsy” is the name of the method used by the team led by doctor Vinit B. Mahajan. What lies behind the complicated word is essentially a very simple idea: you take fluid from an organ, in this case the eye, and analyze its components. As it turned out, there is a whole lot of information specifically in the proteins of the so-called aqueous humor (located between the cornea and the iris). The researchers from the USA and Denmark found almost 6,000 proteins there. And their condition apparently provides information about whether eye diseases are developing, such as diabetic retinopathy, a disease of the retina.
The most spectacular result of the study: The scientists were also able to detect possible Parkinson’s disease (early) using the proteins. Normally, such proteins are only available post-mortem – which is one reason why Parkinson’s is difficult to diagnose.
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