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Association between hSKCa3 and schizophrenia not confirmed by transmission disequilibrium test in 193 offspring/parents trios.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 May 1999
Wittekindt O, Schwab S G, Burgert E, Knapp M, Albus M, Lerer B, Hallmayer J, Rietschel M, Segman R, Borrmann M, Lichtermann D, Crocq M A, Maier W, Morris-Rosendahl D J, Wildenauer D B
Abstract excerpt
A possible association between the small conductance calcium-regulated potassium channel gene, hSKCa3, and schizophrenia has recently been described by Chandy et al using a case-control design with patients with schizophrenia (n=141) and matched controls (n = 158). The gene may be considered as an excellent candidate gene for psychiatric disorders, since it plays a role in modulating neuronal firing patterns by...
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