Heterogeneity of elderly depression: Increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and AÎ² protein metabolism

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5844746	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry	2013	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº Depression may increase the risk for AD, even in patients with early-onset depression. âº Serum AÎ²40/AÎ²42 ratio was higher in both early- and late-onset MDD than in controls. âº Serum AÎ²40/AÎ²42 ratio was negatively correlated with the age at MDD onset.

Keywords

Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele CVS Aβ MDD APOE4 MMSE HAM-D Early onset Amyloid Major depressive disorder Depression Alzheimer's disease computed tomography Elderly Serum Late onset coefficients of variation Mini-Mental State Examination Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression Jump amyloid β protein

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Heterogeneity of elderly depression: Increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and AÎ² protein metabolism

Authors

Yuki Namekawa, Hajime Baba, Hitoshi Maeshima, Yoshiyuki Nakano, Emi Satomura, Naoko Takebayashi, Hiroshi Nomoto, Toshihito Suzuki, Heii Arai,