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Lack of association between sigma receptor gene variants and schizophrenia.
Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences - 1 Aug 2004
Satoh Fumiaki, Miyatake Ryosuke, Furukawa Aizo, Suwaki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Several pharmacological studies suggest the possible involvement of sigma(1) receptors in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. An association has been reported between schizophrenia and two variants (GC-241-240TT and Gln2Pro) in the sigma(1) receptor gene (SIGMAR1). We also previously reported that, along with T-485 A, these two variants alter SIGMAR1 function. To investigate the role of SIGMAR1 in conveying...
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