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Human p53 tumor suppressor gene (TP53) and schizophrenia: case-control and family studies.
Neuroscience letters - 18 Nov 2005
Ni Xingqun, Trakalo Joseph, Valente Jose, Azevedo Maria H, Pato Michelle T, Pato Carlos N, Kennedy James L
Abstract excerpt
The human p53 tumor suppressor gene (TP53) is considered as a candidate susceptibility gene for schizophrenia because of its functions in neurodevelopment. To test for an association between TP53 and schizophrenia, both the case-control study and the transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) were performed on genotype data from eight polymorphisms in TP53. Our samples included 286 Toronto schizophrenia cases and 264...
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