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Identification of rare high-risk copy number variants affecting the dopamine transporter gene in mental disorders.
Nordic journal of psychiatry - 1 Jan 2016
Hoeffding Louise K, Duong Linh T T, Ingason Andrés, Rosengren Anders, Sorbanski Ester, Witt Stephanie H, Djurovic Srdjan, Andreassen Ole A, Hansen Thomas, Werge Thomas, Rasmussen Henrik B
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BACKGROUND: The dopamine transporter, also known as solute carrier 6A3 (SLC6A3), plays an important role in synaptic transmission by regulating the reuptake of dopamine in the synapses. In line with this, variations in the gene encoding this transporter have been linked to both schizophrenia and affective disorders. Recently, copy number variants (CNVs) in SLC6A3 have been identified in healthy subjects but so...
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