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A functional variant in MIR137, a candidate gene for schizophrenia, affects Stroop test performance in young adults.
Psychiatry research - 28 Feb 2016
González-Giraldo Yeimy, González-Reyes Rodrigo E, Forero Diego A
Abstract excerpt
MIR137, a brain expressed miRNA, has been identified as a top novel susceptibility gene for schizophrenia (SZ). 230 healthy participants completed the Stroop test and were genotyped for a functional Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) in MIR137 gene. MIR137 VNTR genotypes were associated with differences in Stroop facilitation and accuracies in congruent trials and for the total number of errors. This is the...
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