Cerebrospinal fluid biomarker for Parkinson's disease: An overview

Fabian Maass, Isabel Schulz, Paul Lingor, Brit Mollenhauer, Mathias Bähr

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Abstract

In Parkinson's disease (PD), there is a wide field of recent and ongoing search for useful biomarkers for early and differential diagnosis, disease monitoring or subtype characterization. Up to now, no biofluid biomarker has entered the daily clinical routine. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is often used as a source for biomarker development in different neurological disorders because it reflects changes in central-nervous system homeostasis. This review article gives an overview about different biomarker approaches in PD, mainly focusing on CSF analyses. Current state and future perspectives regarding classical protein markers like alpha‑synuclein, but also different “omics” techniques are described. In conclusion, technical advancements in the field already yielded promising results, but further multicenter trials with well-defined cohorts, standardized protocols and integrated data analysis of different modalities are needed before successful translation into routine clinical application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)60-66
Number of pages7
JournalMolecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Volume97
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biomarker
  • CSF
  • Parkinson's disease

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