Susceptibility loci
variants in gene coding forneuregulin 1 (NRG1) (#12478479#)
6p22.3: variants in gene DTNBP1 coding for dysbindin (dystrobrevin-binding protein 1) (#12474144#, #12098102#)
6q23.2: Polymorphisms in the Trace Amine Receptor 4 (TRAR4)
7q22 (#107673293#)
8p: variants in gene coding for neuroregulin-1 (#12145742#)
10q22 (#12929083#)
22q11 : catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene (#12802784#, #12402217#)
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