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Association study of monoamine oxidase A/B genes and schizophrenia in Han Chinese.
Behavioral and brain functions : BBF - 6 Oct 2011
Wei Yi-Liang, Li Cai-Xia, Li Sheng-Bin, Liu Yao, Hu Lan
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BACKGROUND: Monoamine oxidases (MAOs) catalyze the metabolism of dopaminergic neurotransmitters. Polymorphisms of isoforms MAOA and MAOB have been implicated in the etiology of mental disorders such as schizophrenia. Association studies detected these polymorphisms in several populations, however the data have not been conclusive to date. Here, we investigated the association of MAOA and MAOB polymorphisms with...
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