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Tumor necrosis factor gene variation predicts hippocampus volume in healthy individuals.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Oct 2012
Baune Bernhard T, Konrad Carsten, Grotegerd Dominik, Suslow Thomas, Ohrmann Patricia, Bauer Jochen, Arolt Volker, Heindel Walter, Domschke Katharina, Schöning Sonja, Rauch Astrid Veronika, Sehlmeyer Christina, Kugel Harald, Dannlowski Udo
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BACKGROUND: Cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α have been implicated in neurodegeneration relevant to various neuropsychiatric disorders. Little is known about the genetic predisposition to neurodegenerative properties of cytokine genes on brain function and on hippocampus (HC) function in particular. In this study we investigate the neurodegenerative role of TNF polymorphisms on brain morphology in...
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