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Support for "Disease-Only" Genotypes and Excess of Homozygosity at the CYTH4 Primate-Specific GTTT-Repeat in Schizophrenia.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Aug 2017
Khademi Ehteram, Alehabib Elham, Shandiz Ehsan Esmaili, Ahmadifard Azadeh, Andarva Monavvar, Jamshidi Javad, Rahimi-Aliabadi Simin, Pouriran Ramin, Nejad Farhad Ramezani, Mansoori Nader, Shahmohammadibeni Neda, Taghavi Shaghyegh, Shokraeian Parasto, Akhavan-Niaki Haleh, Paisán-Ruiz Coro, Darvish Hossein, Ohadi Mina
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OBJECTIVE: The role of short tandem repeats (STRs) in the control of gene expression among species is being increasingly understood following the identification of several instances in which certain STRs occur identically, or expand differentially, in primates versus nonprimates. These STRs may regulate genes that participate in characteristics that are associated with the divergence of primates from sibling...
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