2020
KTN1 Variants Underlying Putamen Gray Matter Volumes and Parkinson’s Disease
Mao Q, Wang X, Chen B, Fan L, Wang S, Zhang Y, Lin X, Cao Y, Wu YC, Ji J, Xu J, Zheng J, Zhang H, Zheng C, Chen W, Cheng W, Luo X, Wang K, Zuo L, Kang L, Li CR, Luo X. KTN1 Variants Underlying Putamen Gray Matter Volumes and Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2020, 14: 651. PMID: 32655362, PMCID: PMC7324786, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutamen gray matter volumesSubstantia nigra pars compactaGray matter volumeParkinson's diseaseMRNA expressionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPD riskIndependent cohortMatter volumeDevelopment of PDPars compactaDopaminergic neuronsPutamenPutamen volumeSignificant associationPD associationsRisk allelesDiseaseSelective lossCohortGene variants
2015
BDNF polymorphisms are associated with schizophrenia onset and positive symptoms
Zhang XY, Chen DC, Tan YL, Tan SP, Luo X, Zuo L, Soares JC. BDNF polymorphisms are associated with schizophrenia onset and positive symptoms. Schizophrenia Research 2015, 170: 41-47. PMID: 26603468, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorPositive symptomsBDNF gene variantsCase-control studyBDNF gene polymorphismClinical symptom severityPathophysiology of schizophreniaNegative Syndrome ScaleHan Chinese populationBDNF polymorphismNeurotrophic factorBDNF geneSchizophrenia onsetGene polymorphismsSyndrome ScalePotential associationChinese populationSymptom severityHan Chinese individualsSymptomsPatientsSchizophreniaGene variantsPsychopathological symptomsChinese individuals