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The AKT1 gene is associated with attention and brain morphology in schizophrenia.
The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry - 1 Mar 2013
Ohi Kazutaka, Hashimoto Ryota, Yasuda Yuka, Fukumoto Motoyuki, Nemoto Kiyotaka, Ohnishi Takashi, Yamamori Hidenaga, Takahashi Hidetoshi, Iike Naomi, Kamino Kouzin, Yoshida Tetsuhiko, Azechi Michiyo, Ikezawa Koji, Tanimukai Hitoshi, Tagami Shinji, Morihara Takashi, Okochi Masayasu, Tanaka Toshihisa, Kudo Takashi, Iwase Masao, Kazui Hiroaki, Takeda Masatoshi
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OBJECTIVES: A meta-analysis of the associations between genetic variants in the AKT1 gene and schizophrenia found that a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP5; rs2494732) was associated with schizophrenia in Asian populations. METHODS: In this study, we investigated the effects of this SNP on memory and attentional performance and brain structure using magnetic resonance imaging in a Japanese population (117...
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