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Evidence for association between Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) gene polymorphisms and autism in Chinese Han population: a family-based association study.
Behavioral and brain functions : BBF - 15 May 2011
Zheng Fanfan, Wang Lifang, Jia Meixiang, Yue Weihua, Ruan Yan, Lu Tianlan, Liu Jing, Li Jun, Zhang Dai
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BACKGROUND: Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) gene is one of the most promising candidate genes for major mental disorders. In a previous study, a Finnish group demonstrated that DISC1 polymorphisms were associated with autism and Asperger syndrome. However, the results were not replicated in Korean population. To determine whether DISC1 is associated with autism in Chinese Han population, we performed a...
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