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Association study of the dysbindin (DTNBP1) gene in schizophrenia from the Japanese population.
Neuroscience research - 1 Oct 2006
Tochigi Mamoru, Zhang Xuan, Ohashi Jun, Hibino Hiroyuki, Otowa Takeshi, Rogers Mark, Kato Tadafumi, Okazaki Yuji, Kato Nobumasa, Tokunaga Katsushi, Sasaki Tsukasa
Abstract excerpt
Dysbindin (DTNBP1: dystrobrevin binding protein 1), located on 6p22.3, is a candidate susceptibility gene for schizophrenia. Several studies, mostly in Caucasians, have provided evidence for an association between schizophrenia and the gene, although no common polymorphism or haploytpe has been established. In Asian populations, two studies investigated a limited number of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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