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Genetic variants in nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins are associated with oxidative stress in obsessive compulsive disorders.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Feb 2012
Orhan Nurcan, Kucukali Cem Ismail, Cakir Ulku, Seker Nildan, Aydin Makbule
Abstract excerpt
Obsessive compulsive disorder is a common psychiatric disorder defined by the presence of obsessive thoughts and repetitive compulsive actions. The mutations or polymorphic variants in mitochondrial DNA-encoded genes or nuclear genes result in oxidative stress, which has recently been associated with various psychiatric disorders. In order to understand the association of mitochondrial disorders with oxidative...
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