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Contribution from MHC-Mediated Risk in Schizophrenia Can Reflect a More Ethnic-Specific Genetic and Comorbid Background.
Cells - 30 Aug 2022
Srinivas Lekshmy, Vellichirammal Neetha N, Nair Indu V, Nair Chandrasekharan M, Banerjee Moinak
Abstract excerpt
The immune system seems to play a significant role in the development of schizophrenia. This becomes more evident with the emerging role of MHC complex and cytokines in schizophrenia. In the recent past, several GWAS have implied that the 6p21 region was associated with schizophrenia. However, the majority of these studies were performed in European populations. Considering tremendous variations in this region...
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