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Polymorphisms of the sigma(1) receptor gene in schizophrenia: An association study.
American journal of medical genetics - 7 Feb 2000
Ohmori O, Shinkai T, Suzuki T, Okano C, Kojima H, Terao T, Nakamura J
Abstract excerpt
Possible involvement of sigma receptors in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia has been suggested. In this study we searched systematically for polymorphisms in the 5'-franking region of the sigma(1) receptor. Genetic variation in this region could reduce the expression of the gene, and this suggestion is compatible with findings of reduced sigma binding sites in several cortical regions of schizophrenia. We...
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