Absence of Autoantibodies Against Neuronal Surface Antigens in Sera of Patients With Psychotic Disorders

Carolin Hoffmann; Shenghua Zong; Marina Mané-Damas; Peter C Molenaar; Mario Losen; Maarten J Titulaer; Pilar Martinez-Martinez; European Consortium of Autoimmune Mental Disorders

doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.3679

Absence of Autoantibodies Against Neuronal Surface Antigens in Sera of Patients With Psychotic Disorders

JAMA Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 1;77(3):322-325. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.3679.

Authors

Carolin Hoffmann¹, Shenghua Zong¹, Marina Mané-Damas¹, Peter C Molenaar¹, Mario Losen¹, Maarten J Titulaer², Pilar Martinez-Martinez¹; European Consortium of Autoimmune Mental Disorders

Affiliations

¹ School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
² Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Abstract

This study examines the prevalence of autoantibodies against neuronal surface antigens in the sera of individuals with psychotic disorders compared with control participants.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Antigens, Surface / immunology*
Autoantibodies / immunology*
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Neurons / immunology*
Psychotic Disorders / immunology*

Substances

Antigens, Surface
Autoantibodies