GEORGE ROSS

..0 (P = 0.02). Olfactory dysfunction is associated with ILB. If incidental Lewy bodies represent presymptomatic stage of PD, olfactory testing may be a useful screening tool to identify those at high risk for developing PD...

..This study examines the association of olfactory dysfunction with future development of PD in Honolulu-Asia Aging Study cohort members..

..This will also provide opportunity to examine the influence of a wider age range, as well as additional occupational, dietary, medical, constitutional, and environmental exposures on SN neuron density and striatal dopamine levels. ..

..This will also provide opportunity to examine the influence of a wider age range, as well as additional occupational, dietary, medical, constitutional, and environmental exposures on SN neuron density and striatal dopamine levels. ..

..The Honolulu Center has the ability to recruit and retain the required number of participants and estimates that 45% will be women and 70% or more will be non-White (mostly Asian/Pacific Islander). ..

..Funding for this proposed project will be used for the additional neuropathologic measurements, and for the substantial analyses and presentation activities that will be conducted to utilize the available information. ..