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Systematic screening of the LDL-PLA2 gene for polymorphic variants and case-control analysis in schizophrenia.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 29 Dec 1997
Bell R, Collier D A, Rice S Q, Roberts G W, MacPhee C H, Kerwin R W, Price J, Gloger I S
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Systematic scans of the genome using microsatellite markers have identified chromosome 6p21.1 as a putative locus for schizophrenia in multiply affected families. There is also evidence from a series of studies for a role of abnormal phospholipid metabolism in schizophrenia. In light of these findings, and the role of platelet activating factor in neurotransmission and neurodevelopment, we have examined the...
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