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Association between schizophrenia and single nucleotide polymorphisms in lipoprotein lipase gene in a Han Chinese population.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2011
Xie Cui, Wang Zeng Chan, Liu Xiao Feng, Wang Li, Yang Mao Sheng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Many studies have suggested that certain types of lipids such as phospholipids, fatty acids, and cholesterols are involved in the pathology of nervous system diseases. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL), as the key enzyme of triglyceride hydrolysis, is expressed in the brain regions functionally relevant to learning, memory, and other cognitive functions. In addition, both genome-wide linkage and association...
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