α-Synuclein and Anti-α-Synuclein Antibodies in Parkinson’s Disease, Atypical Parkinson Syndromes, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, and Healthy Controls

Lynnae M. Smith; Mya C. Schiess; Mary P. Coffey; Andrea C. Klaver; David A. Loeffler

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052285

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α-Synuclein and Anti-α-Synuclein Antibodies in Parkinson’s Disease, Atypical Parkinson Syndromes, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, and Healthy Controls

Lynnae M. Smith,

Affiliation Department of Neurology Research, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America
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Mya C. Schiess,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Mary P. Coffey,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America
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Andrea C. Klaver,

Affiliation Department of Neurology Research, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America
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David A. Loeffler

* E-mail: DLoeffler@beaumont.edu

Affiliation Department of Neurology Research, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America
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α-Synuclein and Anti-α-Synuclein Antibodies in Parkinson’s Disease, Atypical Parkinson Syndromes, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, and Healthy Controls

Lynnae M. Smith,
Mya C. Schiess,
Mary P. Coffey,
Andrea C. Klaver,
David A. Loeffler

Published: December 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052285

About the Authors

Lynnae M. Smith

Affiliation Department of Neurology Research, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America

Mya C. Schiess

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Mary P. Coffey

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America

Andrea C. Klaver

Affiliation Department of Neurology Research, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America

David A. Loeffler

* E-mail: DLoeffler@beaumont.edu

Affiliation Department of Neurology Research, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LMS DAL. Performed the experiments: LMS ACK. Analyzed the data: MPC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MCS. Wrote the paper: DAL.

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