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A meta-analysis of the association of the HOPA12bp polymorphism and schizophrenia
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A meta-analysis of the association of the HOPA12bp polymorphism and schizophrenia

Robert A Philibert
Psychiatric genetics, Vol.16(2), pp.73-76
04/2006
DOI: 10.1097/01.ypg.0000194443.81813.f0
PMID: 16538184

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Abstract

Uncommon polymorphisms, particularly balanced uncommon polymorphisms, present a significant challenge to our understanding of their role in behavior. We have recently demonstrated that an uncommon candidate gene polymorphism for schizophrenia, known as HOPA12bp, is the defining polymorphism for a large X-chromosome haplotype in population disequilibrium and that it is associated with a positive syndrome of psychosis. Not all studies, however, have shown this effect. In this report, we reviewed prior studies and conducted meta-analysis of studies using probands of northern European extraction. We found that the presence of the HOPA12bp is a significant risk factor for psychosis for both men and women and suggest that differences in the case definition of schizophrenia may affect the strength of the association.
Genetic Predisposition to Disease Chromosomes, Human, X - genetics Humans Risk Factors Male Linkage Disequilibrium Polymorphism, Genetic Receptors, Thyroid Hormone - genetics Schizophrenia - genetics Schizophrenia - diagnosis Alleles Schizophrenia - classification Female Mediator Complex Odds Ratio

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