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Progranulin gene variability and plasma levels in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Galimberti Daniela, Dell'Osso Bernardo, Fenoglio Chiara, Villa Chiara, Cortini Francesca, Serpente Maria, Kittel-Schneider Sarah, Weigl Johannes, Neuner Maria, Volkert Juliane, Leonhard C, Olmes David G, Kopf Juliane, Cantoni Claudia, Ridolfi Elisa, Palazzo Carlotta, Ghezzi Laura, Bresolin Nereo, Altamura A C, Scarpini Elio, Reif Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Basing on the assumption that frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (BPD) might share common aetiological mechanisms, we analyzed genetic variation in the FTLD risk gene progranulin (GRN) in a German population of patients with schizophrenia (n = 271) or BPD (n = 237) as compared with 574 age-, gender- and ethnicity-matched controls. Furthermore, we measured plasma...
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