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SUBMITTER: Stephens SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2748327 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stephens Sarah H SH Logel Judith J Barton Amanda A Franks Alexis A Schultz Jessica J Short Margaret M Dickenson Jane J James Benjamin B Fingerlin Tasha E TE Wagner Brandie B Hodgkinson Colin C Graw Sharon S Ross Randal G RG Freedman Robert R Leonard Sherry S
Schizophrenia research 20090131 1-3
<h4>Background</h4>The alpha7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit gene (CHRNA7) is localized in a chromosomal region (15q14) linked to schizophrenia in multiple independent studies. CHRNA7 was selected as the best candidate gene in the region for a well-documented endophenotype of schizophrenia, the P50 sensory processing deficit, by genetic linkage and biochemical studies.<h4>Methods</h4>Subjects included Caucasian-Non Hispanic and African-American case-control subjects collected ...[more]