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Synaptotagmin XI as a candidate gene for susceptibility to schizophrenia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Apr 2007
Inoue Shinichi, Imamura Akira, Okazaki Yuji, Yokota Hiroshi, Arai Makoto, Hayashi Naoki, Furukawa Aizo, Itokawa Masanari, Oishi Michio
Abstract excerpt
Synaptotagmin XI (Syt11) is a member of the synaptotagmin family, which is localized in cells either in synaptic vesicles or the cellular membrane, and is known to act as a calcium sensor. The Syt11 gene is located on chromosome locus 1q21-q22, which was previously reported as a major susceptibility locus of familial schizophrenia. Here, we present evidence for an association between the number of 33-bp repeats...
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