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- Title
Blind verification of elevated platelet autoantibodies in serum of schizophrenic patients--part I: young subjects.
- Authors
Spivak, Baruch; Schechtman, Mila; Blumensohn, Rachel; Schonherz-Pine, Yael; Yoran-Hegesh, Roni; Deckmann, Michael; Mayer, Rina; Weizman, Abraham; Shinitzky, Meir
- Abstract
It has been hypothesized that the etiology of schizophrenia, in a distinct group of patients, originates from an autoimmune reaction against platelets. Previous open screenings have recorded significantly higher blood titers of platelet-associated autoantibodies (PAA) in schizophrenic patients as compared to normal healthy subjects. In addition, young schizophrenic patients at the early stages of their disorder displayed higher PAA titers than older patients with a longer duration of the disorder. A blood test based on these observations was proposed.
- Publication
Neuropsychobiology, 2009, Vol 60, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
1423-0224
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000235801