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A possible association between an insertion/deletion polymorphism of the NQO2 gene and schizophrenia.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2003
Harada Shoji, Tachikawa Hirokazu, Kawanishi Yoichi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Glutathione-S-transferases, NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase1 (NQO1) and NRH: quinone oxidoreductase2 (NQO2) provide important cellular defences against the neurotoxicity induced by catecholamine-derived o-quinones and oxidative stress during redox cycling. In this study, we investigated the association between polymorphisms of the NQO2 gene and schizophrenia. METHODS: We analysed the promoter and...
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