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The regulation of tetraspanin 8 gene expression-A potential new mechanism in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Oct 2017
Schartner Christoph, Scholz Claus-Jürgen, Weber Heike, Post Antonia, Freudenberg Florian, Grünewald Lena, Reif Andreas
Abstract excerpt
In a previous study, we identified the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4500567, located in the upstream region of tetraspanin 8 (TSPAN8), to be associated with bipolar disorder (BD). Due to its proximal position, the SNP might have an impact on promoter activity, thus on TSPAN8 gene expression. We investigated the impact of rs4500567 on TSPAN8 expression in vitro with luciferase-based promoter assays in...
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