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Association between neurotensin receptor 1 (NTR1) gene polymorphisms and schizophrenia in a Han Chinese population.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Jun 2013
Ma Hui, Huang Yinglin, Zhang Bo, Li Jingying, Wang Yuan, Zhao Xiaofeng, Jin Qiu, Zhu Gang
Abstract excerpt
Neurotensin (NT) is a multifunctional gut hormone, neurotransmitter, and neuromodulator that triggers many physiological responses by binding to the high-affinity neurotensin receptor 1 (NTR1). Previous studies have implicated the roles of NT and NTR1 in the etiology or expression of schizophrenia. This case-control study examined the associations between schizophrenia and three NTR1 gene polymorphisms...
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