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Genome-wide association study of panic disorder in the Japanese population.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2009
Otowa Takeshi, Yoshida Eiji, Sugaya Nagisa, Yasuda Shin, Nishimura Yukika, Inoue Ken, Tochigi Mamoru, Umekage Tadashi, Miyagawa Taku, Nishida Nao, Tokunaga Katsushi, Tanii Hisashi, Sasaki Tsukasa, Kaiya Hisanobu, Okazaki Yuji
Abstract excerpt
Panic disorder (PD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by panic attacks and anticipatory anxiety. Although a number of association studies have been conducted, no gene has been identified as a susceptibility locus. In this study, we conducted a genome-wide association study of PD in 200 Japanese patients and the same number of controls, using the GeneChip Human Mapping 500 K Array Set. Genotypes were determined...
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