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The promoter -194 C polymorphism of the nicotinic alpha 7 receptor gene has a protective effect against the P50 sensory gating deficit.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Mar 2004
Houy E, Raux G, Thibaut F, Belmont A, Demily C, Allio G, Haouzir S, Fouldrin G, Petit M, Frebourg T, Campion D
Abstract excerpt
As suggested by several studies, abnormal sensory gating measured by the P50 paradigm could be an endophenotype predisposing to schizophrenia. In a previous work, we have shown a significant association between the presence of at least one -2 bp deletion located within exon 6 of the CHRNA7-like gene and the P50 abnormality in the general population. A recent study involved polymorphisms located in the core...
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