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No association between the PPARG gene and schizophrenia in a British population.
Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids - 1 Oct 2009
Mathur Aditi, Law Matthew H, Hamzehloei Tayebeh, Megson Ian L, Shaw Duncan J, Wei Jun
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It has consistently been reported that patients with schizophrenia have an increased risk of type-2 diabetes. To investigate a genetic link between these two diseases, the combined effects of the PLA2G4A, PTGS2 and PPARG genes were tested among 221 British nuclear families consisting of fathers, mothers and affected offspring with schizophrenia. A total of 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were tested and...
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