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The involvement of the peripheral immune system has been addressed in the etiology of neurodegenerative disease. Recent Genome-wide association studies have identified several candidate immune genes linked to neurodegenerative diseases including Late-Onset-Alzheimer’s Disease (LOAD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). TBX21 gene which drives Th1 immune response has been linked to the MDD phenotype. In this study, we found that the TBX21 “depressive gene” has significantly elevated expression mRNA levels in the leukocytes of peripheral blood in patients with Late-Onset-Alzheimer’s Disease (p |