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  "id": 3931,
  "title": "Do Control Subjects Have Parkinsons?",
  "url": "/competitions/predicting-parkinson-s-disease-progression-with-smartphone-data/discussion/3931",
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  "post_date": "2013-02-27T02:04:00.330Z",
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  "content": "<p><span>In the &quot;Participant Codes and Description&quot; pdf, under &quot;Age Diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease&quot;, some participants are marked with control, and others are not. Does this mean they do not have parkinsons? If so, is the age just their current age? Sorry\r\n I feel like this is a dumb question but I can't find any documentation &nbsp;about what the control for this study means. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!</span></p>",
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      "postDate": "02/27/2013 02:04:00",
      "content": "<p><span>In the &quot;Participant Codes and Description&quot; pdf, under &quot;Age Diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease&quot;, some participants are marked with control, and others are not. Does this mean they do not have parkinsons? If so, is the age just their current age? Sorry\r\n I feel like this is a dumb question but I can't find any documentation &nbsp;about what the control for this study means. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!</span></p>",
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      "id": "20909",
      "postDate": "02/27/2013 02:09:53",
      "content": "<p>Yes.&nbsp; A control means they have never been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.&nbsp; The age was their current age at the time the data was collected from them.&nbsp; Hope that helps!</p>",
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      "id": "20928",
      "postDate": "02/27/2013 20:40:52",
      "content": "<p>Thank you!</p>",
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      "id": 20909,
      "author_name": "dvannoni",
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      "post_date": "02/27/2013 02:09:53",
      "content": "<p>Yes.&nbsp; A control means they have never been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.&nbsp; The age was their current age at the time the data was collected from them.&nbsp; Hope that helps!</p>",
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      "id": 20928,
      "author_name": "pierceogden",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/27/2013 20:40:52",
      "content": "<p>Thank you!</p>",
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