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Association study of a promoter polymorphism of UFD1L gene with schizophrenia.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Aug 2001
De Luca A, Pasini A, Amati F, Botta A, Spalletta G, Alimenti S, Caccamo F, Conti E, Trakalo J, Macciardi F, Dallapiccola B, Novelli G
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders are often found in patients affected by DiGeorge/velo-cardio-facial syndrome (DGS/VCFS) as a result of hemizygosity of chromosome 22q11.2. We evaluated the UFD1L gene, mapping within the DGS/VCFS region, as a potential candidate for schizophrenia susceptibility. UFD1L encodes for the ubiquitin fusion degradation 1 protein, which is expressed in the medial telencephalon...
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