While
Florey
researchers
have
also
created
a
genetic
test
for
PD
(
10%
of
PD
cases
are
caused
by
genetic
factors
)
,
this
new
test
has
a
____________________
____________________
by
____________________
for
many
different
types
of
PD
and
monitoring
treatment
,
as
well
as
measuring
the
____________________
of
drugs
being
developed
to
treat
the
disease
.
Dr
.
Qiao
-
Xin
Li
and
colleagues
from
The
University
of
Melbourne
and
The
Mental
Health
Research
Institute
of
Victoria
,
along
with
Professor
Malcolm
Home
from
the
Howard
Florey
Institute
,
found
people
with
PD
had
low
levels
of
the
brain
-
secreted
protein
?
alpha
-
synuclein
?
in
their
blood
,
____________________
people
without
PD
____________________
high
levels
of
the
protein
.
Professor
Home
said
the
test
they
developed
measured
alpha
-
synuclein
levels
in
blood
.
?
Currently
there
is
no
specific
PD
diagnostic
test
so
doctors
rely
on
____________________
observations
to
make
a
diagnosis
,
which
means
some
patients
may
not
be
prescribed
the
most
suitable
medication
and
around
15%
of
those
____________________
may
actually
be
suffering
from
something
else
,
?
Professor
Home
said
.
?
Further
studies
are
required
to
establish
whether
this
test
can
____________________
between
people
who
are
responsive
to
treatment
and
____________________
who
are
not
,
?
he
said
.
The
researchers
are
now
conducting
a
large
-
scale
study
to
determine
the
effectiveness
of
the
test
,
to
discover
whether
it
is
applicable
for
all
types
of
PD
,
and
to
find
out
if
it
can
measure
the
rate
of
____________________
and
severity
of
the
disease
.
