Genome-wide association study identifies a susceptibility locus for schizophrenia in Han Chinese at 11p11.2

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Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 43
Issue: 12
Pages: 1228-1231
Citations: 288
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                                    Wei-Hua Yue, 
                                
                                    Haifeng Wang, 
                                
                                    Liang-Dan Sun
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Genome-wide association study identifies a susceptibility locus for schizophrenia in Han Chinese at 11p11.2. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 43
                            (12)
                            , 1228-1231.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.979
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng.979