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MLC1 polymorphisms are specifically associated with periodic catatonia, a subgroup of chronic schizophrenia.
Biological psychiatry - 15 May 2007
Selch Sandra, Strobel Alexander, Haderlein Julia, Meyer Jobst, Jacob Christian P, Schmitt Angelika, Lesch Klaus-Peter, Reif Andreas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The MLC1, located on chromosome 22q13.33, has been suggested as a risk gene for schizophrenia, especially the periodic catatonia subtype. An initially identified missense mutation was found to be extremely rare in other patient cohorts; however, a recent report again argued for an association of two intronic MLC1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. METHODS:...
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