Table 2 Comparison of streamlined αSyn SAA results between DTS-lab and YX-lab

From: A skin-specific α-Synuclein seeding amplification assay for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease

 

PD

HC

YX-lab

DTS-lab

YX-lab

DTS-lab

Samples analyzed

20

20

12

12

αSyn’s seeding activity

19

20

0

1

Meantime at fluorescence threshold (SD)

7.6 (1.1)

6.8 (1.3)

NA

NA

Seeding activity vs. clinical diagnosis (sensitivity)

95.0%

100%

0

8.3%

Disease-specific interrater agreement between labs

95.0%

91.7%

Overall interrater agreement between labs

93.8% (Kappa = 0.87, 95% Cl 0.69–1.00)