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Prevalence of anti-basal ganglia antibodies in adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: cross-sectional study.
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BACKGROUND: Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have been described in neuropsychiatric syndromes associated with streptococcal infections. It is proposed that antibodies raised against streptococcal proteins cross-react with neuronal proteins (antigens) in the brain, particularly in the basal ganglia, which is a brain region implicated in OCD pathogenesis. AIMS: To test the hypothesis that post-streptococcal autoimmunity, directed against neuronal antigens, may contribute to the...
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- Published
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- 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.092007
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- Journal:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
- Volume:
- 200
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 381-386
- Publication date:
- 2012-05-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1472-1465
- ISSN:
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0007-1250
- URN:
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uuid:24162fa5-1459-45cc-8f5c-a5ac722fa47c
- Source identifiers:
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355963
- Local pid:
- pubs:355963
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- 2012
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