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Association between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene and schizophrenia in the Chinese population.
Neuroscience letters - 24 Apr 2006
Chen Qing-Ying, Chen Qi, Feng Guo-Yin, Wan Chun-Ling, Lindpaintner Klaus, Wang Li-Jun, Chen Zheng-Xiong, Gao Zhen-Song, Tang Ji-Sheng, Li Xing-Wang, He Lin
Abstract excerpt
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) belongs to a family of the neurotrophin which plays important roles in the development of the brain. BDNF has been suggested as a factor that increases the risk of schizophrenia. In this study, we genotyped three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the BDNF gene using a set sample of Han Chinese subjects consisting of 560 schizophrenes and 576 controls. No...
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