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Functional variants of TSPAN8 are associated with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Jun 2010
Scholz Claus-Jürgen, Jacob Christian P, Buttenschon Henriette N, Kittel-Schneider Sarah, Boreatti-Hümmer Andrea, Zimmer Michael, Walter Ulrich, Lesch Klaus-Peter, Mors Ole, Kneitz Susanne, Deckert Jürgen, Reif Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Tetraspanins affect protein trafficking and are known to influence a wide variety of physiologic processes. Recently, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the tetraspanin gene TSPAN8 were found among the best ranked markers of genome wide association studies on bipolar disorder (BPD) (rs1705...
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