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No association between the genetic polymorphisms in the RTN4R gene and schizophrenia in the Chinese population

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The RTN4R gene is located in the 22q11 region and it encodes a subunit of the receptor complex (RTN4R-p75NTR) which results in neuronal growth inhibitory signals in response to Nogo-66, MAG or OMG signaling. Previous studies have suggested that RTN4R might act as a potential candidate for schizophrenia susceptibility loci. We genotyped four SNPs within the gene and conducted a case-control study and TDT analysis, involving 707 schizophrenic patients, 689 controls and 372 unrelated small nuclear families with schizophrenic offspring in the Chinese population. We examined allele and genotype frequencies and haplotype distributions in both family- and nonfamily-based samples. Our results suggest that there is no significant association between the genetic polymorphisms and schizophrenia in the Han Chinese population.

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  1. Bio-X Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China

    J. Meng, Y. Shi, X. Zhao, H. Wang, R. Tang & L. He

  2. Institute for Nutritional Sciences, SIBS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P.R. China

    S. Guo, Y. Zheng & L. He

  3. Shanghai Institute of Mental Health, Shanghai, P.R. China

    G. Feng & N. Gu

  4. Jilin Institute of Mental Health, Jilin, P.R. China

    H. Liu & S. Zhu

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Meng, J., Shi, Y., Zhao, X. et al. No association between the genetic polymorphisms in the RTN4R gene and schizophrenia in the Chinese population. J Neural Transm 114, 249–254 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-006-0538-y

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