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Association study of the KCNJ3 gene as a susceptibility candidate for schizophrenia in the Chinese population.
Human genetics - 1 Mar 2012
Yamada Kazuo, Iwayama Yoshimi, Toyota Tomoko, Ohnishi Tetsuo, Ohba Hisako, Maekawa Motoko, Yoshikawa Takeo
Abstract excerpt
We recently reported the results of a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of schizophrenia in the Japanese population. In that study, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs3106653) in the KCNJ3 (potassium inwardly rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 3) gene located at 2q24.1 showed association with schizophrenia in two independent sample sets. KCNJ3, also termed GIRK1 or Kir3.1, is a member of the G...
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