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Transcriptional and behavioral interaction between 22q11.2 orthologs modulates schizophrenia-related phenotypes in mice.
Nature neuroscience - 1 Nov 2005
Paterlini Marta, Zakharenko Stanislav S, Lai Wen-Sung, Qin Jie, Zhang Hui, Mukai Jun, Westphal Koen G C, Olivier Berend, Sulzer David, Pavlidis Paul, Siegelbaum Steven A, Karayiorgou Maria, Gogos Joseph A
Abstract excerpt
Microdeletions of 22q11.2 represent one of the highest known genetic risk factors for schizophrenia. It is likely that more than one gene contributes to the marked risk associated with this locus. Two of the candidate risk genes encode the enzymes proline dehydrogenase (PRODH) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), which modulate the levels of a putative neuromodulator (L-proline) and the neurotransmitter...
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