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A Case-Control Study of the Association between Polymorphisms in the Fibrinogen Alpha Chain Gene and Schizophrenia.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2017
Rao Wenwang, Zhou Na, Zhang Huiping, Liu Rui, Zhang Shangchao, Su Yingying, Yang Guang, Ma Yue, Shi Jieping, Yu Yaqin, Yu Qiong
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Our previous studies using the mass spectrum analysis provided evidence that fibrinopeptide A (FPA) could be a potential biomarker for schizophrenia diagnosis. We sought further to demonstrate that variants in the fibrinogen alpha chain gene (FGA) coded FPA might confer vulnerability to schizophrenia. 1,145 patients with schizophrenia and 1,016 healthy volunteers from the Han population in Northeast China were...
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