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No association between the G308A polymorphism of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene and schizophrenia.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Oct 2002
Riedel Michael, Krönig Holger, Schwarz Markus J, Engel Rolf R, Kühn Kai-Uwe, Sikorski Christopher, Sokullu Safet, Ackenheil Manfred, Möller Hans-Jürgen, Müller Norbert
Abstract excerpt
Several linkage analyses in schizophrenia research point to a locus on chromosome 6p22, where the gene coding for tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is located. A marked influence of antipsychotic medication on TNF-alpha has been described. As the involvement of an immune process in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia has been discussed, a functional TNF-alpha polymorphism appears to be a candidate in...
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