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Individuals with depression (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 6) were enlisted from the outpatient department of psychiatry at AIIMS Rishikesh, while age-matched healthy controls (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 6) were included for comparison. Peripheral whole blood samples were obtained from all participants under fasting conditions. Baseline characteristics were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, (IBM) 21. Continuous and categorical variables were expressed as mean \u00b1 SD and number (%), respectively. Proteomic data were analyzed and visualized using MetaboAnalyst 6.0, Cytoscape v3.10.3, Reactome Pathway, and SR plots.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Result:<\/jats:title>\n \n In our main finding of the liquid chromatography\u2013tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS\/MS) study of serum samples, a total of 242 proteins were identified, out of that 9 were upregulated and 11 were downregulated in the serum from the depression group and in the healthy control group. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of significantly altered proteins showed strong discriminatory ability for fibrinogen,\n PSG9<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n AarF<\/jats:italic>\n , with area under the curves (AUCs) of 0.944, 0.889, and 0.861, respectively.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n \n This study identifies a distinct molecular signature of depression, with\n PSG9, FGB, ADCK5, C8B<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n SORCS1<\/jats:italic>\n emerging as key proteins. 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