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Impact of IL-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Sept 2004
Kim S J, Lee H J, Koo H G, Kim J W, Song J Y, Kim M K, Shin D H, Jin S Y, Hong M S, Park H J, Yoon S H, Park H K, Chung J-H
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OBJECTIVES: Variable levels of cytokines were observed in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and an especially high level of interleukin-1 (IL-1) was detected in schizophrenia patients. It is known that IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) binds to IL-1 receptors and inhibits the rece...
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