期刊
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
卷 60, 期 2, 页码 115-122出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.03.054
关键词
chromosome 15; schizophrenia; linkage; association; alpha 7 nicotinic receptor
资金
- NIDA NIH HHS [DA09457] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH068582] Funding Source: Medline
Positive genetic linkage to the 15q13-q14 region has been found in 11 studies, and several association reports support this locus as a candidate region for schizophrenia. The locus is unusual in that it was first linked to an endophenol found in schizophrenia, the P50 deficit, and subsequently to schizophrenia. There is also biological data showing that a candidate gene in the region, the alpha 7 nicotinic receptor CHRNA7, plays a seminal role in the linked endophenotype, and is decreased in expression in the patient population. The 15q13-q14 region is complicated by a partial duplication of the CHRNA7 gene that includes exons 5-10 and considerable sequence downstream. Evidence from multiple studies supports a broad region of genetic linkage around the marker D15S1360.
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