No association between RFLPs at the porphobilinogen deaminase gene and schizophrenia.

doi:10.1007/BF00210756

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No association between RFLPs at the porphobilinogen deaminase gene and schizophrenia.

Human genetics - 1 Jan 2000

Owen M J, Mant R, Parfitt E, Williams J, Asherson P, O'Mahoney G, Van Os J, Llewellyn D, Collier D, Gill M

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An association study of restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) in the porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD) gene and schizophrenia was conducted. RFLPs detected by MspI, PstI, ApaLI and BstNI in intron 1 of the gene were studied in 49 patients and 79 controls. There were no significant diff...

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase
Introns
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Schizophrenia

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