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In vivo markers of Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: current value of the 5G4 α-synuclein antibody

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Acknowledgments

We thank Ron Postuma for comments to the manuscript. The study has been partly supported by the BIOMARKAPD project (JPND Research). Samples were obtained from the Neuro-Biobank of the University of Tuebingen, Germany (http://www.hih-tuebingen.de/core-facilities/biobank/for-researchers/). This biobank is supported by the local University, the Hertie Institute and the DZNE.

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  1. Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Center of Neurology, University of Tuebingen, Hoppe Seyler-Strasse 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany

    Walter Maetzler, Andrea Pilotto, Anja Apel, Christian Deuschle, Gabriele Kuebart, Sebastian Heinzel, Inga Liepelt-Scarfone, Claudia Schulte, Thomas Gasser & Daniela Berg

  2. DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

    Walter Maetzler, Christian Deuschle, Gabriele Kuebart, Sebastian Heinzel, Inga Liepelt-Scarfone, Claudia Schulte, Thomas Gasser & Daniela Berg

  3. Neurology Unit, Center for Ageing Brain and Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

    Andrea Pilotto

  4. Division of Clinical Chemistry/Central Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

    Dorothee Reusch & Erwin Schleicher

  5. Interfaculty Institute for Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

    Oliver Rothfuss

  6. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medicine Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany

    Anja Schneider

  7. Department of Neurology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Richard Dodel

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W. Maetzler, A. Pilotto and A. Apel equally contributed to this work.

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Maetzler, W., Pilotto, A., Apel, A. et al. In vivo markers of Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: current value of the 5G4 α-synuclein antibody. Acta Neuropathol 128, 893–895 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-014-1364-1

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