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HFE mutations and transferrin C1/C2 polymorphism among Croatian patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Mar 2012
Buretić-Tomljanović Alena, Vraneković Jadranka, Rubeša Gordana, Jonovska Suzana, Tomljanović Draško, Sendula-Jengić Vesna, Kapović Miljenko, Ristić Smiljana
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible influence of hemochromatosis gene mutations (HFE-C282Y and H63D) and transferrin gene C2 variant (TF-C2) on susceptibility to schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder and/or age at first hospital admission. Genotyping was performed in 176 Croatian patients and 171 non-psychiatric Croatian controls using PCR-RFLP analyses. Regarding the H63D mutation, allele...
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