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Association of the Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 4 (HPS4) gene variants with cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia and healthy subjects.
BMC psychiatry - 30 Oct 2013
Kuratomi Go, Saito Atsushi, Ozeki Yuji, Watanabe Takashi, Fujii Kumiko, Shimoda Kazutaka, Inukai Toshihiko, Mori Harunobu, Ohmori Kenichi, Akiyama Kazufumi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Type 4 (HPS4) gene, which encodes a subunit protein of the biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex (BLOC)-3, which is involved in late endosomal trafficking, is associated with schizophrenia; however, its clinical relevance in schizophrenia remains unknown. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether HPS4 is associated with cognitive functions in...
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