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Linked polymorphisms upstream of exons 1 and 2 of the human cholecystokinin gene are not associated with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 1998
Bowen T, Norton N, Jacobsen N J, Guy C, Daniels J K, Sanders R D, Cardno A G, Jones L A, Murphy K C, McGuffin P, Craddock N, O'Donovan M C, Owen M J
Abstract excerpt
The evidence for a significant genetic contribution to the functional psychoses (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) is now well established. However, in both cases, the non-mendelian mode of inheritance has made the identification of susceptibility loci particularly challenging. The neuropeptide cholecystokinin (CCK) is present both in the gut and the CNS. Studies of CCK-like immunoreactivity and CCK mRNA levels...
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