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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor polymorphisms and frontal cortex morphology in schizophrenia.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2008
Varnäs Katarina, Lawyer Glenn, Jönsson Erik G, Kulle Bettina, Nesvåg Ragnar, Hall Håkan, Terenius Lars, Agartz Ingrid
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene polymorphisms and regional frontal cortical thickness and volume in patients with schizophrenia and healthy control participants. METHODS: BDNF genotyping was performed using polymerase chain reaction and pyrosequencing techniques in 96 patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and 104 healthy control...
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