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Serum caffeine and metabolites are reliable biomarkers of early Parkinson disease.
Neurology - 30 Jan 2018
Fujimaki Motoki, Saiki Shinji, Li Yuanzhe, Kaga Naoko, Taka Hikari, Hatano Taku, Ishikawa Kei-Ichi, Oji Yutaka, Mori Akio, Okuzumi Ayami, Koinuma Takahiro, Ueno Shin-Ichi, Imamichi Yoko, Ueno Takashi, Miura Yoshiki, Funayama Manabu, Hattori Nobutaka
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the kinetics and metabolism of caffeine in serum from patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and controls using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. METHODS: Levels of caffeine and its 11 metabolites in serum from 108 patients with PD and 31 age-matched healthy controls were examined by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Mutations in caffeine-associated genes were screened by...
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