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Systematic mutation analysis of KIAA0767 and KIAA1646 in chromosome 22q-linked periodic catatonia.
BMC psychiatry - 14 Oct 2005
Stöber Gerald, Kohlmann Bernd, Iekiera Markus, Rubie Claudia, Gawlik Micha, Möller-Ehrlich Kerstin, Meitinger Thomas, Bettecken Thomas
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BACKGROUND: Periodic catatonia is a familial subtype of schizophrenia characterized by hyperkinetic and akinetic episodes, followed by a catatonic residual syndrome. The phenotype has been evaluated in two independent genome-wide linkage scans with evidence for a major locus on chromosome 15q15, and a second independent locus on chromosome 22qtel. METHODS: In the positional and brain-expressed candidate genes...
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