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| Identification of the semaphorin receptor PLXNA2 as a candidate for susceptibility to schizophrenia. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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| The discovery of genetic factors that contribute to schizophrenia susceptibility is a key challenge in understanding the etiology of this disease. Here, we report the identification of a novel schizophrenia candidate gene on chromosome 1q32, plexin A2 (PLXNA2), in a genome-wide association study using 320 patients with schizophrenia of European descent and 325 matched controls. Over 25,000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located within approximately 14,000 genes were tested. Out of 62 markers found to be associated with disease status, the most consistent finding was observed for a candidate locus on chromosome 1q32. The marker SNP rs752016 showed suggestive association with schizophrenia (odds ratio (OR) = 1.49, P = 0.006). This result was confirmed in an independent case-control sample of European Americans (combined OR = 1.38, P = 0.035) and similar genetic effects were observed in smaller subsets of Latin Americans (OR = 1.26) and Asian Americans (OR = 1.37). Supporting evidence was also obtained from two family-based collections, one of which reached statistical significance (OR = 2.2, P = 0.02). High-density SNP mapping showed that the region of association spans approximately 60 kb of the PLXNA2 gene. Eight out of 14 SNPs genotyped showed statistically significant differences between cases and controls. These results are in accordance with previous genetic findings that identified chromosome 1q32 as a candidate region for schizophrenia. PLXNA2 is a member of the transmembrane semaphorin receptor family that is involved in axonal guidance during development and may modulate neuronal plasticity and regeneration. The PLXNA2 ligand semaphorin 3A has been shown to be upregulated in the cerebellum of individuals with schizophrenia. These observations, together with the genetic results, make PLXNA2 a likely candidate for the 1q32 schizophrenia susceptibility locus. |
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| HISTORY |
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| PUBSTATUS |
PUBSTATUSDATE |
| pubmed |
2006/01/13 09:00 |
| medline |
2006/08/01 09:00 |
| entrez |
2006/01/13 09:00 |
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| AUTHORS |
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| NAME |
COLLECTIVENAME |
LASTNAME |
FORENAME |
INITIALS |
AFFILIATION |
AFFILIATIONINFO |
| Mah S |
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Mah |
S |
S |
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Sequenom Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA. |
| Nelson MR |
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Nelson |
M R |
MR |
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| Delisi LE |
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Delisi |
L E |
LE |
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| Reneland RH |
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Reneland |
R H |
RH |
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| Markward N |
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Markward |
N |
N |
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| James MR |
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James |
M R |
MR |
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| Nyholt DR |
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Nyholt |
D R |
DR |
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| Hayward N |
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Hayward |
N |
N |
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| Handoko H |
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Handoko |
H |
H |
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| Mowry B |
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Mowry |
B |
B |
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| Kammerer S |
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Kammerer |
S |
S |
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| Braun A |
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Braun |
A |
A |
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| JOURNAL |
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| VOLUME: 11 |
| ISSUE: 5 |
| TITLE: Molecular psychiatry |
| ISOABBREVIATION: Mol. Psychiatry |
| YEAR: 2006 |
| MONTH: May |
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| CITEDMEDIUM: Print |
| ISSN: 1359-4184 |
| ISSNTYPE: Print |
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| MEDLINE JOURNAL |
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| MEDLINETA: Mol Psychiatry |
| COUNTRY: England |
| ISSNLINKING: 1359-4184 |
| NLMUNIQUEID: 9607835 |
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| PUBLICATION TYPE |
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| PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT |
| Comparative Study |
| Journal Article |
| Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
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| COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS |
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| GRANTS |
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| GRANTID |
AGENCY |
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| R01 MH59565 |
NIMH NIH HHS |
United States |
| R01 MH59566 |
NIMH NIH HHS |
United States |
| R01 MH59571 |
NIMH NIH HHS |
United States |
| R01 MH59586 |
NIMH NIH HHS |
United States |
| R01 MH59587 |
NIMH NIH HHS |
United States |
| R01 MH59588 |
NIMH NIH HHS |
United States |
| R01 MH60870 |
NIMH NIH HHS |
United States |
| R01 MH60879 |
NIMH NIH HHS |
United States |
| R01 MH61675 |
NIMH NIH HHS |
United States |
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| GENERAL NOTE |
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| KEYWORDS |
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| MESH HEADINGS |
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| DESCRIPTORNAME |
QUALIFIERNAME |
| Case-Control Studies |
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| Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 |
genetics |
| Genetic Predisposition to Disease |
genetics |
| Humans |
genetics |
| Nerve Tissue Proteins |
genetics |
| Pedigree |
genetics |
| Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide |
genetics |
| Receptors, Cell Surface |
genetics |
| Reference Values |
genetics |
| Schizophrenia |
genetics |
| Semaphorin-3A |
metabolism |
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| SUPPLEMENTARY MESH |
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| GENE SYMBOLS |
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| CHEMICALS |
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| REGISTRYNUMBER |
NAMEOFSUBSTANCE |
| 0 |
Nerve Tissue Proteins |
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Receptors, Cell Surface |
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SEMA3A protein, human |
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Semaphorin-3A |
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