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Lack of evidence to support the association of the human prion gene with schizophrenia.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2001
Tsai M T, Su Y C, Chen Y H, Chen C H
Abstract excerpt
Recently a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human prion disease, with prominent psychiatric manifestations in the early stage was identified, suggesting that human prion disease may be associated with mental disorders. Furthermore, a novel missense mutation with asparagine-to-serine substitution at codon 171 of the human prion gene (N171S) was identified in a family with severe psychiatric symptoms....
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