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G72 influences longitudinal change in frontal lobe volume in schizophrenia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Mar 2010
Hartz Sarah M, Ho Beng-Choon, Andreasen Nancy C, Librant Amy, Rudd Danielle, Epping Eric A, Wassink Thomas H
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorder characterized by a variety of structural brain abnormalities that appear to progress across the course of illness. Schizophrenia also is highly heritable, and one gene that has emerged as a possible susceptibility factor is G72. G72 influences brain development and activity by an as-yet unclear mechanism, and multiple studies have reported associations...
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