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Association of synapsin 2 with schizophrenia in families of Northern European ancestry.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Nov 2007
Saviouk Viatcheslav, Moreau Michael P, Tereshchenko Irina V, Brzustowicz Linda M
Abstract excerpt
The synapsin 2 (Syn2) gene (3p25) is implicated in synaptogenesis, neurotransmitter release, and the localization of nitric oxide synthase to the proximity of its targets. In this study we investigated linkage and association between the Syn2 locus and schizophrenia. 37 pedigrees of Northern European ancestry from the NIMH Human Genetics Initiative collection were used. Four microsatellites and twenty SNPs were...
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