Polymorphism of Transferrin Gene Impacts the Mediating Effects of Psychotic Symptoms on the Relationship between Oxidative Stress and Cognition in Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia

• Main Authors: Pinhong Chen (Author), Dongmei Wang (Author), Meihong Xiu (Author), Dachun Chen (Author), Blake Lackey (Author), Hanjing E. Wu (Author), Jin Zhou (Author), Xiangyang Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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A series of studies indicated that iron distribution that partly derives from transferrin-bound iron in the peripheral nervous system in the brain may act in processes such as myelination and brain development. However, the relationship between schizophrenia, its psychotic symptoms, and the transfer...