Specific Genetic Variant Linked To Schizophrenia In Women

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE: February 18, 2008

EXCERPT:  "A genetic variant in the Reelin gene increases the chances of developing schizophrenia in women but not in men."   more

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Shifman S, Johannesson M, Bronstein M, Chen SX, Collier DA, Craddock NJ, Kendler KS, Li T, O'Donovan M, O'Neill FA, Owen MJ, Walsh D, Weinberger DR, Sun C, Flint J, Darvasi A.
Genome-Wide Association Identifies a Common Variant in the Reelin Gene That Increases the Risk of Schizophrenia Only in Women. PLoS Genet. 2008 Feb 15;4(2):e28