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Association of C1QB gene polymorphism with schizophrenia in Armenian population.
BMC medical genetics - 28 Sept 2011
Zakharyan Roksana, Khoyetsyan Aren, Arakelyan Arsen, Boyajyan Anna, Gevorgyan Anaida, Stahelova Anna, Mrazek Frantisek, Petrek Martin
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BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a complex, multifactorial psychiatric disorder. Our previous findings indicated that altered functional activity of the complement system, a major mediator of the immune response, is implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. In order to explore whether these alterations are genetically determined or not, in the present study we evaluated the possible association of complement...
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