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The Dopamine B-Hydroxylase 19 Bp Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism Was Associated With First-Episode But Not Medicated Chronic Schizophrenia, Li Hui, Xuan Zhang, Xu-Feng Huang, Mei Han, Francesca Fernandez, Yaqin Yu, Shilong Sun, Wenjun Li, Da Chen, Mei Xiu, Thomas Kosten, Xiang Zhang Apr 2013

The Dopamine B-Hydroxylase 19 Bp Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism Was Associated With First-Episode But Not Medicated Chronic Schizophrenia, Li Hui, Xuan Zhang, Xu-Feng Huang, Mei Han, Francesca Fernandez, Yaqin Yu, Shilong Sun, Wenjun Li, Da Chen, Mei Xiu, Thomas Kosten, Xiang Zhang

Xu-Feng Huang

Background: Numerous studies report dysfunctional dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurotransmission in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) is an intracellular enzyme catalyzing the conversion of dopamine to noradrenaline. Functional polymorphisms have been reported in the promoter region of DBH gene, including a 19 bp insertion/deletion polymorphism. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there was an association between the functional polymorphism (DBH50-Ins/Del) and schizophrenia in a Han Chinese population. Methods: This polymorphism was genotyped in 221 first-episode schizophrenics, 360 chronic schizophrenics and 318 healthy controls using a case-control design. We assessed their psychopathology using the Positive and Negative …


Progress Towards Single-Grain Optical Dating Of Fossil Mud-Wasp Nests And Associated Rock Art In Northern Australia, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Richard Roberts, Jon M Olley Mar 2013

Progress Towards Single-Grain Optical Dating Of Fossil Mud-Wasp Nests And Associated Rock Art In Northern Australia, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Richard Roberts, Jon M Olley

Richard G Roberts

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