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Glutathione S-transferase alpha 1 risk polymorphism and increased bilateral thalamus mean diffusivity in schizophrenia.
Psychiatry research - 1 Jan 2000
Spalletta Gianfranco, Piras Fabrizio, Gravina Paolo, Bello Mario Lo, Bernardini Sergio, Caltagirone Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Oxidative damage in brain cells is one of the factors hypothesized to be involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) A1*B polymorphism, a genotype associated with a higher risk of oxidative damage, is associated with increased frequency of schizophrenia diagnosi...
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