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The value of interleukin-12B (p40) gene promoter polymorphism in patients with schizophrenia in a region of East Turkey.
Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences - 1 Jun 2008
Ozbey Ulku, Tug Esra, Kara Murat, Namli Mustafa
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AIMS: It has been hypothesized that the activation of the immune system may be involved in the neuropathological changes occurring in the central nervous system of schizophrenic patients. Cytokines play a key role in the activation of the immune system. Moreover, they strongly influence the dopaminergic, noradrenergic and serotonergic neurotransmission. To the best of our knowledge, in schizophrenic patients,...
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