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Association study of a polymorphism of nonerythroid alpha-spectrin gene with schizophrenia.
American journal of medical genetics - 20 Aug 1999
Murakami N, Kitamura N, Kajimoto Y, Hashimoto T, Yasuda M, Maeda K, Sakai N, Shirakawa O, Nishino N, Tanaka C, Saito N
Abstract excerpt
The specificity of cytoarchitectural abnormalities in limbic structures of patients with schizophrenia and their contributions towards the etiology of schizophrenia remain unknown. We have recently reported an increased breakdown of nonerythroid alpha-spectrin (fodrin), a major component of neuronal cytoskeletal proteins, in schizophrenic left superior temporal cortices [Kitamura et al., 1998: Biol Psychiatry...
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