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HLA-B maternal-fetal genotype matching increases risk of schizophrenia.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2006
Palmer Christina G S, Hsieh Hsin-Ju, Reed Elaine F, Lonnqvist Jouko, Peltonen Leena, Woodward J Arthur, Sinsheimer Janet S
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching between couples or between mothers and offspring have independently been associated with prenatal/obstetric complications, including preeclampsia and low birth weight. Here, we report the results of a family-based candidate-gene study that brings together these two disparate lines of research by assessing maternal-fetal genotype matching at HLA-A, -B, and...
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