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Population-dependent contribution of the major histocompatibility complex region to schizophrenia susceptibility.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Oct 2015
Yamada Kazuo, Hattori Eiji, Iwayama Yoshimi, Toyota Tomoko, Iwata Yasuhide, Suzuki Katsuaki, Kikuchi Mitsuru, Hashimoto Tasuku, Kanahara Nobuhisa, Mori Norio, Yoshikawa Takeo
Abstract excerpt
There is consistent data from European cohorts suggesting a genetic contribution from the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. However, the genomic complexity and ethnicity-specific diversity found in the MHC cause difficulties in identifying causal variant...
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