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Association between the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene and negative symptom improvement during antipsychotic treatment.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Dec 2006
Mata Ignacio, Crespo-Facorro Benedicto, Pérez-Iglesias Rocío, Carrasco-Marín Eugenio, Arranz Maria Jesús, Pelayo-Terán José Maria, Leyva-Cobían Francisco, Vázquez-Barquero José Luis
Abstract excerpt
The contribution of immune system to schizophrenia has been an important area of focus in schizophrenia research. Several genetic variants in the cytokine system have been associated with the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a pharmacogenetic relationship exists between a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist...
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