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A neuregulin 1 variant is associated with increased lateral ventricle volume in patients with first-episode schizophrenia.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Mar 2009
Mata Ignacio, Perez-Iglesias Rocio, Roiz-Santiañez Roberto, Tordesillas-Gutierrez Diana, Gonzalez-Mandly Andres, Vazquez-Barquero Jose Luis, Crespo-Facorro Benedicto
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BACKGROUND: Structural brain abnormalities are already present at early phases of psychosis and might be the consequence of neurodevelopmental deviance. Neuregulin 1 gene (NRG1) is a candidate gene for schizophrenia, and its protein has different roles in nervous system development and plasticity. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within NRG1, SNP8NRG243177, has been associated with brain function among...
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