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The interaction of BDNF and NTRK2 gene increases the susceptibility of paranoid schizophrenia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lin Zheng, Su Yousong, Zhang Chengfang, Xing Mengjuan, Ding Wenhua, Liao Liwei, Guan Yangtai, Li Zezhi, Cui Donghong
Abstract excerpt
The association between BDNF gene functional Val66Met polymorphism rs6265 and the schizophrenia is far from being consistent. In addition to the heterogeneous in schizophrenia per se leading to the inconsistent results, the interaction among multi-genes is probably playing the main role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia, but not a single gene. Neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor 2 (NTRK2) is the...
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