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Association study identifying a new susceptibility gene (AUTS2) for schizophrenia.
International journal of molecular sciences - 24 Oct 2014
Zhang Bao, Xu Yue-Hong, Wei Shu-Guang, Zhang Hong-Bo, Fu Dong-Ke, Feng Zu-Fei, Guan Fang-Lin, Zhu Yong-Sheng, Li Sheng-Bin
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a severe and debilitating mental disorder, and the specific genetic factors that underlie the risk for SCZ remain elusive. The autism susceptibility candidate 2 (AUTS2) gene has been reported to be associated with autism, suicide, alcohol consumption, and heroin dependence. We hypothesized that AUTS2 might be associated with SCZ. In the present study, three polymorphisms (rs6943555,...
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