Polymorphism of the CLDN5 gene and Schizophrenia in an Iranian Population.

• Main Authors: Eskandar Omidinia (Author), Fariba Mashayekhi Mazar (Author), Parima Shahamati (Author), Anvarsadat Kianmehr (Author), Hamid Shahbaz Mohammadi (Author)
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• 出版: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The gene coding claudin (CLDN5) is located on 22q11. Since the proteins of CLDN5 family are a ma-jor component for barrier-forming tight junctions, it may be important to test whether or not the CLDN5 locus could be associated with schizophrenia.A total of 150 individuals affected with schizophrenia...