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Male-specific association between dopamine receptor D4 gene methylation and schizophrenia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Cheng Jia, Wang Yunliang, Zhou Kena, Wang Lingyan, Li Jinfeng, Zhuang Qidong, Xu Xuting, Xu Leiting, Zhang Kai, Dai Dongjun, Zheng Rongjiong, Li Guangxue, Zhang Aiping, Gao Shugui, Duan Shiwei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The goal of our study was to investigate whether DRD4 gene DNA methylation played an important role in the susceptibility of Han Chinese SCZ. METHODS: Using the bisulphite pyrosequencing technology, DNA methylation levels of 6 CpG dinucleotides in DRD4 CpG island were measured among 30 paranoid SCZ patients, 30 undifferentiated SCZ patients, and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. RESULTS:...
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