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Manganese superoxide dismutase gene Ala-9Val polymorphism might be related to the severity of abnormal involuntary movements in Korean schizophrenic patients.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 12 Dec 2008
Kang Seung-Gul, Choi Jung-Eun, An Hyonggin, Park Young-Min, Lee Heon-Jeong, Han Changsu, Kim Yong-Ku, Kim Seung-Hyun, Cho Sung Nam, Joe Sook-Haeng, Jung In-Kwa, Kim Leen, Lee Min-Soo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether the manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) gene Ala-9Val single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is associated with neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia (TD) and the severity of the abnormal involuntary movements in Korean schizophrenic patients. METHOD: We investigated whether the MnSOD gene Ala-9Val SNP is associated with TD in Korean schizophrenic patients with (n=83) and...
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