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A case-control association study of NRXN1 polymorphisms with schizophrenia in Chinese Han population.
Behavioral and brain functions : BBF - 11 Apr 2011
Yue Weihua, Yang Yongfeng, Zhang Yanling, Lu Tianlan, Hu Xiaofeng, Wang Lifang, Ruan Yanyan, Lv Luxian, Zhang Dai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent research has implicated that mutations in the neurexin-1 (NRXN1) gene on chromosome 2p16.3 might play a role in schizophrenia, autism, and nicotine dependence. In order to explore the association of NRXN1 polymorphisms with schizophrenia, we made a case-control association study in Chinese Han population. METHODS: We examined six tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) spanning 116.7 kb of...
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