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Epidermal growth factor gene polymorphism is different between schizophrenia and lung cancer patients in Korean population.
Neuroscience letters - 21 Feb 2005
Lim Yun Jeong, Kim Jong-Woo, Song Ji Young, Hong Mee-Suk, Jin Sheng-Yu, Yoon Seo Hyun, Park Hae Jeong, Choe Bong-Keun, Lee Jung Joo, Yim Sung-Vin, Hong Seok-Il, Baik Hyung Hwan, Ha Eunyoung, Park Yeon Hee
Abstract excerpt
Low incidence of cancer in schizophrenia is one of the interesting puzzles in psychiatric field over decades. Analysis of genetic difference between schizophrenia and lung cancer might provide us with possible clues to understand molecular mechanisms of pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Epidermal growth factor (EGF), one of the potent growth promoting factors, has been studied for its roles in cancer development....
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