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Association of AKT1 with schizophrenia confirmed in a Japanese population.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Nov 2004
Ikeda Masashi, Iwata Nakao, Suzuki Tatsuyo, Kitajima Tsuyoshi, Yamanouchi Yoshio, Kinoshita Yoko, Inada Toshiya, Ozaki Norio
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BACKGROUND: Abnormality of the V-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homologue 1 (AKT1) may be a predisposing factor in schizophrenia. Recent evidence supporting this hypothesis showed decreased AKT1 protein levels in patients with schizophrenia and significant association of AKT1 haplotypes accord...
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