USE OF SORTILIN AS BIOMARKER FOR AFFECTIVE/MOOD DISORDERS

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of Sortilin as a biomarker. In particular, Sortilin is useful as a biomarker for affective disorders. In one aspect of the invention Sortilin may be used to aid the diagnosing and to monitor disease progression in bipolar disorder and unipolar depression by measuring Sortilin levels. The invention further provides methods for informing the choice of treatment of bipolar disorder and unipolar depression by determining the levels of Sortilin.