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Genetic association of the HLA DRB1 gene locus on chromosome 6p21.3 with schizophrenia
1 Dec 1996
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DRB1*04 gene in schizophrenic patients because it is positively associated with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that exhibits a strong negative association with schizophrenia. The HLA DQB1*0602 allele was also studied because of previous reports of genetic association between it and schizophrenia. Maternal HLA was investigated...
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