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Does the bipolar disorder-associated CACNA1C gene confer susceptibility to schizophrenia in Han Chinese?
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Oct 2013
Zhang Jiangtao, Cai Jun, Zhang Xu, Ni Jianliang, Guo Zhongwei, Zhang Yi, Lu Weihong, Zhang Chen
Abstract excerpt
The gene coding for the calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1C subunit (CACNA1C) has been reported to be associated with bipolar disorder (BD) in our previous study. Broad evidence suggests some degree of shared genetic susceptibility between BD and schizophrenia. In this study, we aimed to determine whether the BD-associated gene CACNA1C confers susceptibility to schizophrenia. The association was...
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