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Evidence for a role of the NOS1AP (CAPON) gene in schizophrenia and its clinical dimensions: an association study in a South American population isolate.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2009
Kremeyer Barbara, García Jenny, Kymäläinen Hanna, Wratten Naomi, Restrepo Gabriel, Palacio Carlos, Miranda Ana Lucía, López Carlos, Restrepo Margarita, Bedoya Gabriel, Brzustowicz Linda M, Ospina-Duque Jorge, Arbeláez María Patricia, Ruiz-Linares Andrés
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Recent studies have implicated a region on chromosome 1q21-23, including the NOS1AP gene, in susceptibility to schizophrenia. However, replication studies have been inconsistent, a fact that could partly relate to the marked psychopathological heterogeneity of schizophrenia. The aim of this study is to evaluate association of polymorphisms in the NOS1AP gene region to schizophrenia, in patients...
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