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Evaluation of genetic susceptibility of common variants in CACNA1D with schizophrenia in Han Chinese.
Scientific reports - 10 Aug 2015
Guan Fanglin, Li Lu, Qiao Chuchu, Chen Gang, Yan Tinglin, Li Tao, Zhang Tianxiao, Liu Xinshe
Abstract excerpt
The heritability of schizophrenia (SCZ) has been estimated to be as high as 80%, suggesting that genetic factors may play an important role in the etiology of SCZ. Cav1.2 encoded by CACNA1C and Cav1.3 encoded by CACNA1D are dominant calcium channel-forming subunits of L-type Voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels, expressed in many types of neurons. The CACNA1C has been consistently found to be a risk gene for SCZ,...
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