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Functional variants of the genes involved in neurodevelopment and susceptibility to schizophrenia in an Armenian population.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2011
Zakharyan Roksana, Boyajyan Anna, Arakelyan Arsen, Gevorgyan Anaida, Mrazek Frantisek, Petrek Martin
Abstract excerpt
Aberrant neurodevelopment contributes to the etiology of schizophrenia. This study aimed to investigate the potential association of netrin G1 (NTNG1) rs628117 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met (rs6265) genetic polymorphisms with susceptibility to schizophrenia. One hundred three Armenian patients with schizophrenia and 105 healthy control subjects were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction...
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