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SUBMITTER: Sikk K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3268596 | biostudies-other | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Sikk Katrin K Kõks Sulev S Soomets Ursel U Schalkwyk Leonard C LC Fernandes Cathy C Haldre Sulev S Aquilonius Sten-Magnus SM Taba Pille P
Frontiers in genetics 20110819
Methcathinone (ephedrone) is relatively easily accessible for abuse. Its users develop an extrapyramidal syndrome and it is not known if this is caused by methcathinone itself, by side-ingredients (manganese), or both. In the present study we aimed to clarify molecular mechanisms underlying this condition. We used microarrays to analyze whole-genome gene expression patterns of peripheral blood from 20 methcathinone users and 20 matched controls. Gene expression profile data were analyzed by Baye ...[more]