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Copy number variation in schizophrenia in Sweden.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jul 2014
Szatkiewicz J P, O'Dushlaine C, Chen G, Chambert K, Moran J L, Neale B M, Fromer M, Ruderfer D, Akterin S, Bergen S E, Kähler A, Magnusson P K E, Kim Y, Crowley J J, Rees E, Kirov G, O'Donovan M C, Owen M J, Walters J, Scolnick E, Sklar P, Purcell S, Hultman C M, McCarroll S A, Sullivan P F
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a highly heritable neuropsychiatric disorder of complex genetic etiology. Previous genome-wide surveys have revealed a greater burden of large, rare copy number variations (CNVs) in SCZ cases and identified multiple rare recurrent CNVs that increase risk of SCZ although with incomplete penetrance and pleiotropic effects. Identification of additional recurrent CNVs and biological pathways...
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