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Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene variants association with age at onset and therapeutic response in schizophrenia.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Sept 2000
Krebs M O, Guillin O, Bourdell M C, Schwartz J C, Olie J P, Poirier M F, Sokoloff P
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Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disease involving genetic and environmental factors. The frequency of structural brain abnormalities or physical anomalies supports a neurodevelopmental etiology, especially in early onset schizophrenia. Brain-Derived-Neurotrophic-Factor (BDNF) is involved in the neurodevelopment of dopaminergic (DA)-related systems and interacts with the meso-limbic DA systems, involved in the...
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