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Genetic and expression analyses of FZD3 in schizophrenia.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Sept 2004
Ide Masayuki, Muratake Tatsuyuki, Yamada Kazuo, Iwayama-Shigeno Yoshimi, Iwamoto Kazuya, Takao Hitomi, Toyota Tomoko, Kaneko Naoshi, Minabe Yoshio, Nakamura Kazuhiko, Kato Tadafumi, Mori Norio, Asada Takashi, Someya Toshiyuki, Yoshikawa Takeo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Wnt signaling plays important roles in neurodevelopmental processes. Frizzled is a receptor of Wnt protein, and the Frizzled 3 (FZD3) gene was recently reported to be associated with schizophrenia. Our study attempted to confirm associations between FZD3 and schizophrenia in Japanese family and case-control samples. METHODS: Genetic associations were evaluated using family-based transmission tests...
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