Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a complex, frequently disabling psychiatric disorder. Prenatal exposure to famine, an environmental factor, plays a significant role in the cause of SCZ. We used DNA methylation related sites to analyze their association with prenatal famine exposure and SCZ risk in a Northeast Han Chinese population. A total of 967 subjects (446 patients with SCZ/521 health controls) were recruited. Five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (rs2300149 in ITIH1, rs2675956 in NGEF, rs3758543 in NT5C2, rs7003288 in NA, and rs871925 in MAD1L1) were selected and genotyped. Genotype distribution and allele frequency analysis indicated that rs871925 was significantly associated with SCZ. We also found a significant association between prenatal exposure to famine and rs871925 in the recessive model in the health control group. The generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction analysis suggested a five-locus interaction model association with the risk of developing SCZ. Our data suggested that MAD1L1 rs871925 was associated with prenatal famine exposure and SCZ susceptibility in a Northeast Han Chinese population.

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