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Rachel Dolhun, MD, movement disorder specialist, and vice president, medical communications at MJFF reviews how the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) is currently made based on a person's medical history and physical examination. She also discusses how MJFF is leading efforts, through the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) study, to find a biomarker — an objective measurement to diagnose and monitor PD.

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