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Association between -G308A tumor necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphism and schizophrenia.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2001
Boin F, Zanardini R, Pioli R, Altamura C A, Maes M, Gennarelli M
Abstract excerpt
Dysregulation of the inflammatory response system has been linked to pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Evidence of immune activation has derived from the detection of abnormal levels of proinflammatory cytokines and their receptors in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid from schizophrenic patients. Cytokines are involved in normal CNS development as well as in the pathogenesis of many neuro-psychiatric...
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