Lowered Serum Amyloid-β_1-42 Autoantibodies in Individuals with Lifetime Depression

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Maetzler, Walter^{a; b; c; *} | Langkamp, Markus^d | Lerche, Stefanie^{a; b} | Godau, Jana^{a; b} | Brockmann, Kathrin^{a; b} | Gaenslen, Alexandra^{a; b} | Huber, Heiko^{a; b} | Wurster, Isabel^{a; b} | Niebler, Raphael^e | Eschweiler, Gerhard W.^e | Berg, Daniela^{a; b}

Affiliations: [a] Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany | [b] German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany | [c] Department of Geriatric Rehabilitation, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany | [d] Mediagnost GmbH, Reutlingen, Germany | [e] Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Walter Maetzler, MD, Department of Neurodegeneration, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Hoppe Seyler-Strasse 3, Tübingen 72076, Germany. Tel.: +49 7071 2982047; Fax: +49 7071 294490; E-mail: [email protected].

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune disease, depression, risk factor

DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2012-120625

Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 95-100, 2012