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Variants in the 15q25 gene cluster are associated with risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Feb 2013
Jackson Kia J, Fanous Ayman H, Chen Jingchun, Kendler Kenneth S, Chen Xiangning
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BACKGROUND: Rates of tobacco smoking are significantly higher in patients with schizophrenia compared with the general population. The underlying mechanism for this comorbidity is unclear. One hypothesis is that there are common genetic factors that predispose to both nicotine dependence (ND) and schizophrenia. To investigate this hypothesis, we examined the association of the 15q25 gene cluster, the most...
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