2016
CHRNA4 was associated with prepulse inhibition of schizophrenia in Chinese: a pilot study
Shi J, Wang Z, Tan Y, Fan H, An H, Zuo L, Yang F, Tan S, Li J, Zhang X, Zhou D, Luo X. CHRNA4 was associated with prepulse inhibition of schizophrenia in Chinese: a pilot study. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 2016, 21: 156-167. PMID: 26982087, DOI: 10.1080/13546805.2016.1155437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMs prepulse intervalsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAuditory startle reflexCentral nervous systemPotential endophenotypePrepulse intervalsPrepulse inhibitionSensorimotor gatingTT genotypeGG genotypeNervous systemStartle reflexSchizophreniaPilot studyPPI levelsCHRNA4PatientsNucleotide polymorphismsCurrent studyIndependent replicationInhibitionEndophenotypesLow levelsPPIPolymorphism
2006
Mutation screen of the GAD2 gene and association study of alcoholism in three populations
Lappalainen J, Krupitsky E, Kranzler HR, Luo X, Remizov M, Pchelina S, Taraskina A, Zvartau E, Räsanen P, Makikyro T, Somberg LK, Krystal JH, Stein MB, Gelernter J. Mutation screen of the GAD2 gene and association study of alcoholism in three populations. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2006, 144B: 183-192. PMID: 17034009, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisExonsFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGlutamate DecarboxylaseHispanic or LatinoHumansIsoenzymesLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMutationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideStudentsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGAD2 geneNon-synonymous polymorphismsAssociation studiesSequence variantsGamma-amino butyric acidGlutamate decarboxylase 2GenesMutation screenNucleotide polymorphismsAdditional populationsMajor enzymeG single nucleotide polymorphismPolymorphismG variantButyric acidPopulationVariantsEnzymeAdditional samplesRoleRussian malesVariationScreenDHPLC