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Novel polymorphism in the 5'-upstream region of the human 5-HT6 receptor gene and schizophrenia.
Neuroscience letters - 7 Sept 2001
Ohmori O, Shinkai T, Hori H, Nakamura J
Abstract excerpt
The localization of 5-hydroxytryptamine6 (5-HT6) receptor in the limbic and cortical regions, and the high affinity of atypical antipsychotic drugs such as clozapine for the receptor, suggest the possible involvement of the receptor in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. In this study, we searched systematically for polymorphisms in the 5'-upstream region of the human 5-HT6 receptor gene. We identified a...
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