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Association of DISC1, BDNF, and COMT polymorphisms with exploratory eye movement of schizophrenia in a Chinese Han population.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2016
Dong Zheng, Sun Xinyu, Pan Chao, Lu Tianlan, Han Yonghua, Wang Lifang, Yan Hao, Dong Licai, Zhang Dai, Yue Weihua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggested that exploratory eye movement (EEM) dysfunction appears to be a biological marker specific to schizophrenia, with an unknown molecular mechanism. Genetic studies indicate that disrupted-in-schizophrenia-1 (DISC1), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) genes might be implicated in the etiology of schizophrenia, but not in all...
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