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Table 4 Correlations between GABAergic transcripts and TH and DAT mRNAs in control and schizophrenia cases. Differences between the correlation coefficients were assessed with Fisher’s r-to-z transformation

From: Reductions in midbrain GABAergic and dopamine neuron markers are linked in schizophrenia

Transcripts CONTROL SCHIZOPHRENIA Fisher´s r-to-z transformation
r p n r p n z p
TH
 GABRA1 0.159 0.447 26 0.456 0.022* 26 − 1.13 0.259
 GABRA2 − 0.200 0.339 25 0.630 0.001*** 25 3.13 0.002**
 GABRA3 0.105 0.624 26 0.762  < 0.0001**** 26 3.04 0.002**
 GABRA5 0.304 0.140 25 0.250 0.228 26 0.20 0.842
DAT
 GABRA1 0.336 0.093 27 0.526 0.008** 25 − 0.80 0.424
 GABRA2 − 0.030 0.887 26 0.790  < 0.0001**** 24 3.65  < 0.001***
 GABRA3 0.310 0.132 27 0.847  < 0.0001**** 25 3.13 0.017*
 GABRA5 0.472 0.017* 26 0.320 0.127 25 0.61 0.542
  1. Bold text indicates statistically significant data
  2. p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.005, **** p < 0.0001