Recently evolved human-specific methylated regions are enriched in schizophrenia signals
Recently evolved human-specific methylated regions are enriched in schizophrenia signals
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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One explanation for the persistence of schizophrenia despite the reduced fertility of patients is that it is a by-product of recent human evolution. This hypothesis is supported by evidence suggesting that recently-evolved genomic regions in humans are involved in the genetic risk for schizophrenia. Using summary statistics from genome-wide associa...
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Recently evolved human-specific methylated regions are enriched in schizophrenia signals
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_3a336d4797c84aa3ba6481be2edf197f
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_3a336d4797c84aa3ba6481be2edf197f
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1471-2148
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1471-2148
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10.1186/s12862-018-1177-2
