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Decreased peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels are a biomarker of disease activity in major psychiatric disorders: a comparative meta-analysis

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Fernandes, B., Berk, M., Turck, C. et al. Decreased peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels are a biomarker of disease activity in major psychiatric disorders: a comparative meta-analysis. Mol Psychiatry 19, 750–751 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2013.172

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