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Social cognitive role of schizophrenia candidate gene GABRB2.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Tsang Shui Ying, Zhong Songfa, Mei Lingling, Chen Jianhuan, Ng Siu-Kin, Pun Frank W, Zhao Cunyou, Jing Bingyi, Chark Robin, Guo Jianhua, Tan Yunlong, Li Lijun, Wang Chuanyue, Chew Soo Hong, Xue Hong
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence of positive selection in schizophrenia-associated GABRB2 suggests a broader impact of the gene product on population fitness. The present study considered the possibility of cognition-related GABRB2 involvement by examining the association of GABRB2 with psychosis and altruism, respectively representing psychiatric and psychological facets of social cognition. Four single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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