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Michelle A. Pinho

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Seed Amplification Assay-Based Detection of Alpha-Synuclein Aggregates Outperforms Immunohistochemical Analysis in the Intestinal Mucosal Biopsies of Parkinson's Disease and Multiple System Atrophy Participants

Ali Keshavarzian, Phillip A. Engen, Claudio Soto, Robin M. Voigt, Bryan Killinger, Maliha Shaikh, Michelle A. Pinho, Sandra Pritzkow, Jayda B. Duvernay, Mariah K. Barnett, Stefan J. Green, Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Amol Sharma, Christopher G. Goetz

This study compares a seed amplification assay for alpha-synuclein aggregates with immunohistochemistry in intestinal biopsies of Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy patients, finding the assay detects aggregates more frequently and with higher specificity.

bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Aggregation-prone alpha-synuclein proteoforms and dysregulated molecular signatures in the vermiform appendix of synucleinopathy patients

Ehraz Anis, Saima Zameer, Josh Wierenga, Peipei Li, Jacek W. Sikora, Juozas Gordevičius, Meghan Schilthuis, Richard D. LeDuc, Jeffrey H. Kordower, Michelle A. Pinho, Sandra Pritzkow, Claudio A. Soto, Patrik Brundin, Lena Brundin, Bryan A. Killinger

The paper examines alpha-synuclein aggregation and molecular changes in appendix tissues from synucleinopathy patients compared to controls.

bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience