Article
Analysis of Intellectual Disability Copy Number Variants for Association With Schizophrenia.
JAMA psychiatry - 1 Sept 2016
Rees Elliott, Kendall Kimberley, Pardiñas Antonio F, Legge Sophie E, Pocklington Andrew, Escott-Price Valentina, MacCabe James H, Collier David A, Holmans Peter, O'Donovan Michael C, Owen Michael J, Walters James T R, Kirov George
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: At least 11 rare copy number variants (CNVs) have been shown to be major risk factors for schizophrenia (SZ). These CNVs also increase the risk for other neurodevelopmental disorders, such as intellectual disability. It is possible that additional intellectual disability-associated CNVs increase the risk for SZ but have not yet been implicated in SZ because of previous studies being underpowered....
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