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Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD: Ala-9Val) gene polymorphism may not be associated with schizophrenia and tardive dyskinesia.
Psychiatry research - 30 Sept 2007
Pae Chi-Un, Kim Tae-Suk, Patkar Ashwin A, Kim Jung-Jin, Lee Chang-Uk, Lee Soo-Jung, Jun Tae-Youn, Lee Chul, Paik In-Ho
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There has been increasing evidence that the alteration of antioxidant enzymes such as manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) might be implicated in the development of schizophrenia and/or tardive dyskinesia (TD). This study investigated the association of a MnSOD gene (MnSOD) polymorphism (Ala-9Val) with schizophrenia as well as its involvement in TD. Patients with schizophrenia (n=262) and healthy controls...
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