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C3 Polymorphism Influences Circulating Levels of C3, ASP and Lipids in Schizophrenic Patients.
Neurochemical research - 1 May 2015
Nsaiba Mohamed Jalloul, Lapointe Marc, Mabrouk Hajer, Douki Wahiba, Gaha Lotfi, Pérusse Louis, Bouchard Claude, Jrad Besma Bel Hadj, Cianflone Katherine
Abstract excerpt
Excessive activation of complement is associated with many diseases including schizophrenia. Investigation of C3 polymorphisms, circulating C3, cleavage product ASP/C3adesArg, and lipid metabolism. Cross-sectional analysis. C3 genotyping (CC vs GG for R102L) was performed on 434 Tunisian people consisting of 272 schizophrenic (SZ) patients and 162 control subjects. In a age- and gender-matched subgroups of the...
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