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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor blood levels are decreased in schizophrenia patients and associate with rs6265 genotypes.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Aug 2014
Zakharyan Roksana, Boyajyan Anna
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OBJECTIVES: A growing number of studies implicate brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), an important promoter of synaptic transmission and neural plasticity, in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. However, the existing data are controversial, that may reflect population differences between studied groups. DESIGN AND METHODS: In the present study we performed a comparative analysis of BDNF plasma levels and its...
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