Given sufficient sensitivity and the right target, many age-related conditions could be detected in their earliest, pre-symptomatic stages. Early detection offers a greater opportunity to change course to slow progression, even with the techniques of today. Here, researchers note a specific transfer RNA fragment that appears in the context of Parkinson’s disease. Transfer RNAs are necessary for the process of translation, where proteins are produced from the template of a messenger RNA by a ribosome. The transfer RNA shows the ribosome how to translate messenger RNA sequences to specific protein amino acid sequences. Thus widespread…
Transfer RNA May Allow Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease via Blood Test
Given sufficient sensitivity and the right target, many age-related conditions could be detected in their earliest, pre-symptomatic stages. Early detection offers a greater opportunity to change course to slow progression, even with the techniques of today. Here, researchers note a specific transfer RNA fragment that appears in the context of Parkinson’s disease. Transfer RNAs are necessary for the process of translation, where proteins are produced from the template of a messenger RNA by a ribosome. The transfer RNA shows the ribosome how to translate messenger RNA sequences to specific protein amino acid sequences. Thus widespread…