We investigated de novo CNVs in the whole genomic DNA of schizophrenia patients and their parents and, specifically, in putative enhancer motifs.Study participants were part of a wider multicenter study, involving an Italian cohort of schizophrenia patients recruited by members of INRP - Italian Network for Research on Psychoses.Whole genomic DNA obtained from 46 family trios of schizophrenia probands was analyzed using the Enhancer Chip, a customized array CGH developed using the Agilent SurePrint G3 8X60K format, which is able to investigate the whole genome with a 300Kb resolution, specific disease loci at a tenfold higher resolution, and that was highly enriched in probes in more than 1.250 enhancer elements selected from the Vista Enhancer Browser (PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e52264).

We investigated de novo CNVs in the whole genomic DNA of schizophrenia patients and their parents and, specifically, in putative enhancer motifs.Study participants were part of a wider multicenter study, involving an Italian cohort of schizophrenia patients recruited by members of INRP - Italian Network for Research on Psychoses.Whole genomic DNA obtained from 46 family trios of schizophrenia probands was analyzed using the Enhancer Chip, a customized array CGH developed using the Agilent SurePrint G3 8X60K format, which is able to investigate the whole genome with a 300Kb resolution, specific disease loci at a tenfold higher resolution, and that was highly enriched in probes in more than 1.250 enhancer elements selected from the Vista Enhancer Browser (PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e52264).

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