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Serum and cerebrospinal fluid levels of transthyretin in Lewy body disorders with and without dementia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Maetzler Walter, Tian Youyong, Baur Stephanie Maria, Gauger Tina, Odoj Bartholomäus, Schmid Benjamin, Schulte Claudia, Deuschle Christian, Heck Susanna, Apel Anja, Melms Arthur, Gasser Thomas, Berg Daniela
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) without (non-demented, PDND) and with dementia (PDD), and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are subsumed under the umbrella term Lewy body disorders (LBD). The main component of the underlying pathologic substrate, i.e. Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, is misfolded alpha-synuclein (Asyn), and--in particular in demented LBD patients--co-occurring misfolded amyloid-beta (Abeta). Lowered blood...
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