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No association between the type 2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility gene, SLC30A8 and schizophrenia in a Chinese population.
Human psychopharmacology - 1 Jul 2012
Zhang Xuan, Guan Song-Lei, Wang Zhen-Qi, You Yang, Sun Shi-Long, Hui Li, Miao Li-Ning, Yu Yaqin, Kosten Thomas R, Zhang Xiang Yang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The co-occurrence of schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been well documented. Recent genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses have shown robust associations of the solute carrier family 30 member 8 (SLC30A8) gene variants with T2DM in various populations. We examined the involvement of the SLC30A8 in the susceptibility to schizophrenia in a Han Chinese population. METHODS:...
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