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Association study between interleukin-1beta gene (IL-1beta) and schizophrenia.
Life sciences - 16 May 2003
Yang Jianzhong, Si Tianmei, Ling Yansu, Ruan Yan, Han Yonghua, Wang Xiling, Zhou Mo, Zhang Darong, Zhang Hongyan, Kong Qingmei, Liu Cui, Li Xueni, Yu Yaqin, Liu Shuzeng, Shu Liang, Ma Dalong, Wei Jun, Zhang Dai
Abstract excerpt
An increasing amount of evidence suggests that the pathophysiology of schizophrenia is associated with the abnormal immune system, and cytokines may be important in schizophrenia. Among these cytokines, interleukin-1beta may play a role in the pathogenesis of the disease. In the present study, we investigated the genetic association between a TaqI polymorphism in interleukin-1beta gene (IL-1beta) and...
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