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Does rare matter? Copy number variants at 16p11.2 and the risk of psychosis: a systematic review of literature and meta-analysis.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Nov 2014
Giaroli Giovanni, Bass Nicholas, Strydom Andre, Rantell Khadijia, McQuillin Andrew
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BACKGROUND: In the last 5 years an increasing number of studies have found that individuals who have micro-duplications at 16p11.2 may have an increased risk of mental disorders including psychotic syndromes. OBJECTIVE: Our main aim was to review all the evidence in the literature for the association between copy number variants (CNVs) at 16p11.2 and psychosis. METHODS: We have conducted a systematic review and a...
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