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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and risk of schizophrenia: an association study and meta-analysis.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 16 Feb 2007
Qian Lulu, Zhao Jian, Shi Yongyong, Zhao Xinzhi, Feng Guoyin, Xu Feng, Zhu Shaomin, He Lin
Abstract excerpt
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the most widely distributed neurotrophin in the central nervous system (CNS), and performs many biological functions such as neural survival, differentiation, and plasticity. Previous studies have suggested that variants in the BDNF gene increase the risk of schizophrenia. In this study, we genotyped one (GT)n dinucleotide repeat and three SNPs (rs6265, rs2030324, and...
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