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Association of APOE gene with schizophrenia in Chinese: a possible risk factor in times of malnutrition.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Aug 2003
Liu Wanqing, Breen Gerome, Zhang Jiangang, Li Sheng, Gu Niufan, Feng Guoyin, Bai Shaochun, Shen Tao, Yu Albert, Xue Hong, St Clair David, He Lin
Abstract excerpt
Five hundred and seventy nine Chinese patients with schizophrenia who met DSMIV criteria for the disorder were genotyped for alleles epsilon 2,3,4 of apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. All were recruited from inpatients and outpatients attending a large mental health centre in Shanghai. Results were compared to APOE data on 1528 controls drawn from the same area. Major differences in APOE genotype ratios and allele...
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