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Are exposure to cytomegalovirus and genetic variation on chromosome 6p joint risk factors for schizophrenia?
Annals of medicine - 1 Jan 2007
Kim Jung Jin, Shirts Brian H, Dayal Madhulika, Bacanu Silviu-Alin, Wood Joel, Xie Weiting, Zhang Xiaohua, Chowdari Kodavali V, Yolken Robert, Devlin Bernie, Nimgaonkar Vishwajit L
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BACKGROUND: Published data support genetic variants, as well as certain infectious agents, as potential risk factors for schizophrenia. Less is known about interactions between the risk factors. AIM: To evaluate exposure to infectious agents and host genetic variation as joint risk factors. METHODS: We investigated four infectious agents: cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV1, HSV2), and...
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