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November 15, 2018 publication:

Discovery of volatile biomarkers of Parkinsons disease from sebum

https://doi.org/10.1101/469726 (free full-text PDF link on site)

From the abstract:

We have serendipitously identified a hyperosmic individual, a Super Smeller that can detect Parkinson's Disease(PD) by odor alone, and our early pilot studies have indicated that the odor was present in the sebum from the skin of PD subjects.

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