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Mitochondrial DNA HV lineage increases the susceptibility to schizophrenia among Israeli Arabs.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Aug 2007
Amar Shirly, Shamir Alon, Ovadia Ofer, Blanaru Monica, Reshef Alon, Kremer Ilana, Rietschel Marcella, Schulze Thomas G, Maier Wolfgang, Belmaker R H, Ebstein Richard P, Agam Galila, Mishmar Dan
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Haplotypes and haplogroups are linked sets of common DNA variants, acting as susceptibility or protective factors to complex disorders. Growing evidence suggests that dysfunction of mitochondrial bioenergetics contributes to the schizophrenia phenotype. We studied mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in...
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