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Relationship between Interleukin-6 gene polymorphism and hippocampal volume in antipsychotic-naïve schizophrenia: evidence for differential susceptibility?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Kalmady Sunil Vasu, Venkatasubramanian Ganesan, Shivakumar Venkataram, Gautham S, Subramaniam Aditi, Jose Dania Alphonse, Maitra Arindam, Ravi Vasanthapuram, Gangadhar Bangalore N
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BACKGROUND: Various lines of evidence including epidemiological, genetic and foetal pathogenetic models suggest a compelling role for Interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. IL-6 mediated inflammatory response triggered by maternal infection or stress induces disruption of prenatal hippocampal development which might contribute towards psychopathology during adulthood. There is a substantial...
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