Altered serum IgG levels to α-synuclein in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease.

Natural self-reactive antibodies in the peripheral blood may play a considerable role in the control of potentially toxic proteins that may otherwise accumulate in the aging brain. The significance of serum antibodies reactive against α-synuclein is not well known. We explored serum IgG levels to mo...

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Main Authors: Niklas K U Koehler, Elke Stransky, Mona Shing, Susanne Gaertner, Mirjam Meyer, Brigitte Schreitmüller, Thomas Leyhe, Christoph Laske, Walter Maetzler, Phillipp Kahle, Maria S Celej, Thomas M Jovin, Andreas J Fallgatter, Anil Batra, Gerhard Buchkremer, Klaus Schott, Elke Richartz-Salzburger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23741358/?tool=EBI