Association study of common variants within the G protein‐coupled receptor kinase 6 gene and schizophrenia susceptibility in Han Chinese |
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| Authors: | Wenxin Tang Jun Cai Zhenghui Yi Yi Zhang Weihong Lu Chen Zhang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China;2. Schizophrenia Program, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China;3. Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunming, Yunnan, China |
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| Abstract: | In this study, we examined whether common variants in the G protein‐coupled receptor kinase 6 gene (GRK6) confers susceptibility to schizophrenia in Chinese. We genotyped two common variants in 697 schizophrenia patients and 563 healthy control subjects. No significant difference in either allele or genotype comparisons between the case and control groups was found. Our results imply that GRK6 may not play a role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia among Han Chinese. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | G protein‐coupled receptor kinase 6 schizophrenia polymorphism |
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