Association between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene and schizophrenia in the Chinese population |
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Authors: | Chen Qing-Ying Chen Qi Feng Guo-Yin Wan Chun-Ling Lindpaintner Klaus Wang Li-Jun Chen Zheng-Xiong Gao Zhen-Song Tang Ji-Sheng Li Xing-Wang He Lin |
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Affiliation: | Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 319 Yue Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, PR China. |
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Abstract: | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) belongs to a family of the neurotrophin which plays important roles in the development of the brain. BDNF has been suggested as a factor that increases the risk of schizophrenia. In this study, we genotyped three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the BDNF gene using a set sample of Han Chinese subjects consisting of 560 schizophrenes and 576 controls. No significant differences were found for either the genotype or allele distribution of analyzed polymorphisms, nor was any gender-specific association found. Thus, our data suggest that the BDNF gene may not be an important factor in susceptibility to schizophrenia. |
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Keywords: | BDNF Case-control Association Schizophrenia Chinese |
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