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Support for the involvement of large copy number variants in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia.

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Kirov, George, Grozeva, Detelina, Norton, Nadine, Ivanov, Dobril, Mantripragada, Kiran K., Holmans, Peter, International Schizophrenia Consortium, the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium +3 more·2009·Human Molecular Genetics

Abstract

We investigated the involvement of rare (<1%) copy number variants (CNVs) in 471 cases of schizophrenia and 2792 controls that had been genotyped using the Affymetrix GeneChip 500K Mapping Array. Large CNVs >1 Mb were 2.26 times more common in cases (P = 0.00027), with the effect coming mostly from deletions (odds ratio, OR = 4.53, P = 0.00013) although duplications were also more common (OR = 1.71, P = 0.04). Two large deletions were found in two cases each, but in no controls: a deletion at 22q11.2 known to be a susceptibility factor for schizophrenia and a deletion on 17p12, at 14.0-15.4 Mb. The latter is known to cause hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies. The same deletion was found in 6 of 4618 (0.13%) cases and 6 of 36 092 (0.017%) controls in the re-analysed data of two recent large CNV studies of schizophrenia (OR = 7.82, P = 0.001), with the combined significance level for all three studies achieving P = 5 x 10(-5). One large duplication on 16p13.1, which has been previously implicated as a susceptibility factor for autism, was found in three cases and six controls (0.6% versus 0.2%, OR = 2.98, P = 0.13). We also provide the first support for a recently reported association between deletions at 15q11.2 and schizophrenia (P = 0.026). This study confirms the involvement of rare CNVs in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia and contributes to the growing list of specific CNVs that are implicated.

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Kirov, G., Grozeva, D., Norton, N., Ivanov, D., Mantripragada, K. K., Holmans, P., International Schizophrenia Consortium, the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, Craddock, N., Owen, M. J., & O'Donovan, M. C.
Affiliations
  • Cardiff University (GB)
  • Department of Psychological Medicine, Cardiff University, Henry Wellcome Building, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
Corresponding author
Owen, Michael J.
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Human Molecular Genetics
Published
2009-01-29
Volume
18
Issue
8
Pages
1497-1503
ISSN
  • 0964-6906 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2083
OpenAlex
W2091467970
Cited by
390
References
37
Citations by year
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FWCI
38.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Human Molecular Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University) (submittedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (076113)
  • Medical Research Council (MH066392)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (P50MH066392, MH066392)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Keywords
copy number variation, schizophrenia, rare copy number variants, large deletions, 22q11.2 deletion, genetic susceptibility, pathogenesis
MeSH terms
Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Schizophrenia, Gene Deletion, Gene Dosage, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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