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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2022
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Ted Dawson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Valina Dawson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Tae-In Kam, Baltimore, MD (US);
Liana Rosenthal, Lutherville, MD (US);
Shaida Andrabi, Birmingham, AL (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
Poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) is a protein implicated in numerous neurodegenerative disease states including Parkinson's disease (PD). To date, no routine laboratory test has been developed to diagnosis, assess or monitor patients suffering from PD. Disclosed herein a novel method to assess the PAR concentration in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) of a patient and correlate that concentration to the medical condition of a patient with PD. Also disclosed is the use of PAR as a biomarker for PD.