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THE CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE VAL158MET POLYMORPHISM IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH BROAD-BASED COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING IN SCHIZOPHRENIA Schizophr Res 2007 Nov; 96 (1-3):87-92. Epub 2007 Jul 2 Dickerson FB, Boronow JJ, Stallings C, Origoni AE, Sullens A, Yolken RH Stanley Research Program at Sheppard Pratt, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD 21204, USA. [email protected] ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: A valine/methionine …

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DEFICIT SCHIZOPHRENIA: ASSOCIATION WITH SERUM ANTIBODIES TO CYTOMEGALOVIRUS Schizophr Bull. 2006 Apr;32(2):396-400 Dickerson F, Kirkpatrick B, Boronow J, Stallings C, Origoni A., Yolken R Stanley Research Center at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21204, USA. [email protected] ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Patients with deficit schizophrenia differ from nondeficit patients with schizophrenia relative to several neurobiological …

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PREDIAGNOSTIC CIRCULATING ANTIBODIES TO JC AND BK HUMAN POLYOMAVIRUSES AND RISK OF NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Mar;15(3):543-50 Rollison DE, Engels EA, Halsey NA, Shah KV, Viscidi RP, Helzlsouer KJ H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. [email protected] ABSTRACT Viral infections have been associated with …

Prediagnostic circulating antibodies to jc and bk human polyomaviruses and risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma Read More »

ARE EXPOSURE TO CYTOMEGALOVIRUS AND GENETIC VARIATION ON CHROMOSOME 6P JOINT RISK FACTORS FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA? Ann Med. 2007;39(2):145-53. Kim JJ, Shirts BH, Dayal M, Bacanu SA, Wood J, Xie W, Zhang X, Chowdari KV, Yolken R, Devlin B, Nimgaonkar VL. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, …

Are exposure to cytomegalovirus and genetic variation on chromosome 6p joint risk factors for schizophrenia? Read More »

ANTIBODIES TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN INDIVIDUALS AT ULTRA HIGH RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS Biol Pyschiatry. 2007 May 15;61(10):1215-7. Epub 2007 Jan 3. Amminger GP, McGorry PD, Berger GE, Wade D, Yung AR, Phillips LJ, Harrigan SM, Francey SM, Yolken RH ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia. [email protected] ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: While there is …

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ALTERED TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVITY OF HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES IN NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS AFTER INFECTION WITH TOXOPLASMA GONDII J Infect Dis 194(10):1447-1449, 2006 Frank O, Jones-Brando L, Leib-Mosch C, Yolken R, Seifarth W. Medical Clinic III, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, D-68305 Mannheim, Germany ABSTACT: Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) arose in antiquity from stable …

Altered transcriptional activity of human endogenous retroviruses in neuroepithelial cells after infection with toxoplasma gondii Read More »

UPREGULATION OF THE INITIATING STEPS OF THE KYNURENINE PATHWAY IN POSTMORTEM ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX FROM INDIVIDUALS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER Brain Res 2006, Feb. 16;1073-1074:25-37 Miller CL, Llenos IC, Dulay JR, Weis S Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Blalock 1105, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. [email protected] ABSTRACT: Upregulation of the kynurenine …

Upregulation of the initiating steps of the kynurenine pathway in postmortem anterior cingulate cortex from individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Read More »

DNA METHYLATION SIGNATURES WITHIN THE HUMAN BRAIN Am J Hum Genet 2007 Dec;81(6):1304-15. Epub 2007 Nov 1 Ladd-Acosta C, Pevsner J, Sabunciyan S, Yolken RH, Webster MJ, Dinkins T, Callinan PA, Fan JB, Potash JB, Feinberg AP Center for Epigenetics Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA ABSTRACT DNA methylation is a …

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ELEVATED SERUM LEVELS OF C-REACCTIVE PROTEIN ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MANIA SYMPTOMS IN OUTPATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2007 May 9;31(4):952-5. [Epub 2007 Mar 6] Dickerson F, Stallings C, Origoni A, Boronow J, Yolken R Stanley Research Center at Sheppard Pratt, Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 North Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21204, USA …

Elevated serum levels of c-reacctive protein are associated with mania symptoms in outpatients with bipolar disorder Read More »

VACCINATION OF HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS WITH HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 16 L2E7E6 FUSION PROTEIN INDUCES SERUM ANTIBODY THT NEUTRALIZES ACROSS APAILLOMAVIRUS SPECIES Cancer Res. 2006 Dec. 1;66(23):11120-4 Gambhira R, Gravitt PE, Bossis I, Stern PL, Viscidi RP, Roden RB Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA ABSTRACT Oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is …

Vaccination of healthy volunteers with human papillomavirus type 16 l2e7e6 fusion protein induces serum antibody tht neutralizes across apaillomavirus species Read More »