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Rare CNVs and tag SNPs at 15q11.2 are associated with schizophrenia in the Han Chinese population.
Schizophrenia bulletin - 1 May 2013
Zhao Qian, Li Tao, Zhao XinZhi, Huang Ke, Wang Ti, Li ZhiQiang, Ji Jue, Zeng Zhen, Zhang Zhao, Li Kan, Feng GuoYin, St Clair David, He Lin, Shi YongYong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rare copy number variations (CNVs) were involved in the etiology of neuropsychiatric disorders, and some of them appeared to be shared risk factors for several different diseases. One of those promising loci is the CNV at 15q11.2, including 4 genes, TUBGCP5, CYFIP1, NIPA2, and NIPA1. Several studies showed that microdeletions at this locus were significant associated with schizophrenia. In the current...
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