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ZDHHC8 gene may play a role in cortical volumes of patients with schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Apr 2013
Ota Vanessa K, Gadelha Ary, Assunção Idaiane B, Santoro Marcos L, Christofolini Denise M, Bellucco Fernanda T, Santos-Filho Airton F, Ottoni Gustavo L, Lara Diogo R, Mari Jair J, Melaragno Maria I, Smith Marília A C, Bressan Rodrigo A, Belangero Sintia I, Jackowski Andrea P
Abstract excerpt
ZDHHC8 rs175174 polymorphism is located in 22q11.2 region and its role in brain volume has not been fully addressed. A total of 282 schizophrenia patients and 379 controls were genotyped. A sample of 138 patients underwent brain MRI scan. No association was found between schizophrenia and genotypes. Nevertheless, GG-genotype carriers presented gray matter volume (GMV) reduction in frontal lobe compared to...
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