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Synapsin III gene polymorphisms and schizophrenia.
Neuroscience letters - 28 Jan 2000
Ohmori O, Shinkai T, Hori H, Kojima H, Nakamura J
Abstract excerpt
Synapsins are synaptic vesicle-associated phosphoproteins and are thought to play crucial roles in synaptogenesis and neurotransmitter release. Synaptic abnormalities have been reported in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. In addition, the synapsin III gene, a member of the synapsin gene family, has been located at 22q12-13, which has been suggested as a potential susceptibility locus for schizophrenia. We...
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