Association between -G308A tumor necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphism and schizophrenia

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-82

  Boin, F ^a   Zanardini, R ^a   Pioli, R ^a   Altamura, C A ^a,b   Maes, M ^a,c   Gennarelli, M ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytokines; DNA; Polymorphism; Promoter regions; Schizophrenia; TNF alpha

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTOXIN; NEUROTROPIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHROMOSOME 6P; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SCHIZOPHRENIA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0035133609     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000815     Document Type: Article

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