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A genome-wide supported psychiatric risk variant in NCAN influences brain function and cognitive performance in healthy subjects.
Human brain mapping - 1 Jan 2015
Raum Heidelore, Dietsche Bruno, Nagels Arne, Witt Stephanie H, Rietschel Marcella, Kircher Tilo, Krug Axel
Abstract excerpt
The A allele of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1064395 in the NCAN gene has recently been identified as a susceptibility factor for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. NCAN encodes neurocan, a brain-specific chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan that is thought to influence neuronal adhesion and migration. Several lines of research suggest an impact of NCAN on neurocognitive functioning. In the present...
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