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Analysis of complete mitochondrial genomes of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 2011
Bertolin Cinzia, Magri Chiara, Barlati Sergio, Vettori Andrea, Perini Giulia Ida, Peruzzi Pio, Mostacciuolo Maria Luisa, Vazza Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
The present study aims at investigating the association between common and rare variants of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and increased risk of schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BPD) in a cohort of patients originating from the same Italian population. The distribution of the major European mtDNA haplogroups was determined in 89 patients and their frequencies did not significantly differ from those observed...
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