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Common variants in the BCL9 gene conferring risk of schizophrenia.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Mar 2011
Li Junyan, Zhou Guoquan, Ji Weidong, Feng Guoyin, Zhao Qian, Liu Jie, Li Tao, Li You, Chen Peng, Zeng Zhen, Wang Ti, Hu Zhiwei, Zheng Linqing, Wang Yang, Shen Yifeng, He Lin, Shi Yongyong
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CONTEXT: Recent genome-wide association studies have revealed that common variations and rare copy-number variations contribute to the risk of mental disorders. Rare recurrent microdeletions at 1q21.1 were reported to be associated with schizophrenia, and the BCL9 gene at 1q21.1 was also a functional candidate gene for mental disorders. OBJECTIVES: To investigate and validate whether common variations exist in a...
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