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Malic enzyme 2 and susceptibility to psychosis and mania.
Psychiatry research - 28 Feb 2007
Lee Byung Dae, Walss-Bass Consuelo, Thompson Peter M, Dassori Albana, Montero Patricia A, Medina Rolando, Contreras Salvador, Armas Regina, Ramirez Mercedes, Pereira Mariana, Salazar Rodolfo, Leach Robin J, Quezada Paulina, Raventos Henriette, Escamilla Michael A
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Previous studies have identified a putative gene locus for both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the chromosome 18q21 region. To identify candidate genes associated with these disorders we completed fine mapping analyses (using microsatellite markers) in 152 families from the Central Valley of Costa Rica (CVCR) (376 total subjects, 151 with a history of psychosis, 97 with a history of mania). Microsatellite...
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