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Comparing GWAS and Brain Structure-Specific Gene Expression Profiles Identifies Psychiatric Disorder-Related Brain Structures at Different Developmental Stages

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This work was supported by the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China (81673112), the Key Projects of International Cooperation among Governments in Scientific and Technological Innovation (2016YFE0119100), the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China (2017JZ024), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

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    Xin Qi, Cuiyan Wu, Yanan Du, Shiqiang Cheng, Yan Wen, Mei Ma, Chujun Liang, Li Liu, Bolun Cheng, Lu Zhang, Ping Li & Feng Zhang

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Qi, X., Wu, C., Du, Y. et al. Comparing GWAS and Brain Structure-Specific Gene Expression Profiles Identifies Psychiatric Disorder-Related Brain Structures at Different Developmental Stages. Neurosci. Bull. 36, 1046–1050 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-020-00521-7

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