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Support for neuregulin 1 as a susceptibility gene for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Sept 2008
Georgieva Lyudmila, Dimitrova Albena, Ivanov Dobril, Nikolov Ivan, Williams Nigel M, Grozeva Detelina, Zaharieva Irina, Toncheva Draga, Owen Michael J, Kirov George, O'Donovan Michael C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is support that Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) plays a role in susceptibility to schizophrenia but limited evidence for its involvement in bipolar disorder. We wished to investigate further the involvement of NRG1 in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. METHODS: We used hierarchical association analysis in parent-offspring trios, 634 with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (SZ/SA) and 243 with bipolar 1...
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