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A schizophrenia gene locus on chromosome 17q21 in a new set of families of mexican and central american ancestry: evidence from the NIMH genetics of schizophrenia in latino populations study
(Am J Psychiatry 2009;166:442-449, 2009-02-02)
The present study investigated a new set of families of Latin American ancestry in order to detect the location of genes predisposing to schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. Method: A genome-wide scan was performed ...
Adjudicating Neurocognitive Endophenotypes for Schizophrenia
(American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B (Neuropsychiatric Genetics) 144B:242–249 (2007), 2007-03-05)
Although genetic influences on schizophrenia
are well established, localization of the genes
responsible for this illness has proven extremely
difficult. Given evidence that genes predisposing
to schizophrenia may be ...
Family-based association of an ANK3 haplotype with bipolar disorder in Latino populations
(Translational Psychiatry (2013) 3, e265, 2013-05-28)
Some of the most
consistent findings have been in variants located in the ANK3
(ankyrin-G) gene located on chromosome 10q. Schultz et al.4
found that BP risk alleles in ANK3, rs9804190 and
rs10994336, contributed ...
Caracterización de un grupo de pacientes con esquizofrenia en el Valle Central de Costa Rica
(AMC, vol 50 (3), julio-setiembre 2008, 2008)
La esquizofrenia es una enfermedad crónica con importantes
repercusiones sociales que afecta al 1% de la población mundial. Se describe las características de la esquizofrenia en una muestra de pacientes del Valle Central ...
The epsin 4 gene is associated with psychotic disorders in families of Latin American origin
(Schizophrenia Research vol. 106, num 2 (2008) 253–257, 2008-10-20)
This study attempted to replicate evidence for association of the Epsin 4 gene (which encodes
enthoprotin, a protein involved in vesicular transport) to schizophrenia in a new sample of
families segregating schizophrenia ...
Genetic Structure Analysis of Three Hispanic Populations from Costa Rica, Mexico, and the Southwestern United States Using Y-Chromosome STR Markers and mtDNA Sequences
(Human Biology, October 2006, v. 78, no. 5, pp. 551–563., 2006)
Two hundred seventeen male subjects from Costa Rica, Mexico,
and the Hispanic population of the southwestern United States were
studied. Twelve Y-chromosome STRs and the HVSI sequence of the mtDNA
were analyzed to ...
Cefalea en racimos
(Acta Médica Costarricense, Julio-Setiembre 2003, vol 45 (3) 97-101, 2003)
La cefalea en racimos (CR) o “neuralgia de Horton”, es un tipo relativamente raro de cefalea que se presenta en forma de ataques y cuya severidad le ha dado el nombre de “dolor de cabeza suicida”. Debido a que la CR es una ...
High mitochondrial mutation rates estimated from deep-rooting Costa Rican pedigrees
(American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2012 July ; 148(3): 327–333., 2012-07)
Estimates of mutation rates for the noncoding hypervariable Region I (HVR-I) of mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) vary widely, depending on whether they are inferred from phylogenies (assuming
that molecular evolution is clock-like) ...
Heritability of Cognitive Functions in Families of Successful Cognitive Aging Probands from the Central Valley of Costa Rica
(J Alzheimers Dis. 2011 ; 27(4): 897–907. doi:10.3233/JAD-2011-110782., 2011)
We sought to identify cognitive phenotypes for family/genetic studies of successful cognitive
aging (SCA; maintaining intact cognitive functioning while living to late old age).We
administered a battery of neuropsychological ...
In vivo and in vitro genetic evidence of involvement of neuregulin 1 in immune system dysregulation
(J Mol Med (Berl). 2010 November ; 88(11): 1133–1141, 2010-11)
Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) has been implicated in several disorders including breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, and schizophrenia. Also, recent evidence suggests that NRG1 may play a role in regulation of inflammation and immune ...