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Gap junction coding genes and schizophrenia: a genetic association study.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Aleksic Branko, Ishihara Ryoko, Takahashi Nagahide, Maeno Nobuhisa, Ji Xiaofei, Saito Shinichi, Inada Toshiya, Ozaki Norio
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of genes that encode gap junction forming proteins and schizophrenia. Representative genetic candidates (Panx2 and Cx36) from two families of gap junction genes were selected for analysis. According to the present findings these genes represent both functional and positional candidates for schizophrenia. The sample was comprised of 381 schizophrenic patients,...
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