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No association of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene C-270T polymorphism with schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia research - 15 Jul 2005
Szczepankiewicz Aleksandra, Skibinska Maria, Czerski Piotr M, Kapelski Paweł, Leszczynska-Rodziewicz Anna, Słopien Agnieszka, Dmitrzak-Weglarz Monika, Rybakowski Filip, Rybakowski Janusz, Hauser Joanna
Abstract excerpt
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulates a variety of neuromodulatory processes during development, as well as in adulthood. It has been proposed as a risk factor for schizophrenia. We have investigated a possible association between schizophrenia and the C-270T polymorphism in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene in 397 schizophrenic patients and 380 control subjects. The diagnosis of...
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