DNA methylation analysis of BDNF gene promoters in peripheral blood cells of schizophrenia patients

•Higher DNA methylation of BDNF in peripheral blood of schizophrenia patients.•The DNA methylation status in peripheral blood was affected by gender.•The DNA methylation difference was prominent in male schizophrenia patients. Accumulating evidence suggests that epigenetic alterations in brain-deriv...

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