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Hyperprolinemia is a risk factor for schizoaffective disorder.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 May 2005
Jacquet H, Demily C, Houy E, Hecketsweiler B, Bou J, Raux G, Lerond J, Allio G, Haouzir S, Tillaux A, Bellegou C, Fouldrin G, Delamillieure P, Ménard J F, Dollfus S, D'Amato T, Petit M, Thibaut F, Frébourg T, Campion D
Abstract excerpt
DNA sequence variations within the 22q11 DiGeorge chromosomal region are likely to confer susceptibility to psychotic disorders. In a previous report, we identified several heterozygous alterations, including a complete deletion, of the proline dehydrogenase (PRODH) gene, which were associated with moderate hyperprolinemia in a subset of DSM III schizophrenic patients. Our objective was (i) to determine whether...
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