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Utility of Scalp Hair Follicles as a Novel Source of Biomarker Genes for Psychiatric Illnesses
11 Sept 2014
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Identifying beneficial surrogate genetic markers in psychiatric disorders is crucial but challenging. METHODS: Given that scalp hair follicles are easily accessible and, like the brain, are derived from the ectoderm, expressions of messenger RNA (mRNA) and microRNA in the organ were examined between schizophrenia (n for first/second = 52/42) and control subjects (n = 62/55) in two sets of cohort....
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