[68] |
Uric acid |
Not specified |
No significant deviations between sporadic ET, hereditary ET, and controls. A correlation between reduced uric acid levels and later age of onset in sporadic ET. |
Uric acid levels may have significance as an indicator of neurodegeneration in sporadic ET patients. |
[69] |
Cerebellar MRI biomarkers (voxel-based morphometry, cerebellar gray and white matter volumetry, cerebellar lobular volumetry) |
MRI |
No cerebellar involvement identified for advanced ET across multiple MRI biomarkers and statistical models. |
No significant cerebellar alterations in advanced ET. |
[70] |
Erythrocytic total and aggregated α-syn |
Blood (erythrocyte) |
Erythrocytic total and aggregated α-syn levels significantly elevated in PD and ET vs. HCs. Erythrocytic total α-syn levels higher in ET than PD. Reduced ratios of erythrocytic aggregated to total α-syn in ET vs. PD and HCs. Correlation between erythrocytic aggregated α-syn levels and disease duration in ET. |
Erythrocytic α-syn concentrations might have diagnostic potential for distinguishing ET, PD, and HCs. The biomarker also correlates with ET progression. |