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Tryptophan hydroxylase-1 gene variants associated with schizophrenia.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Sept 2006
Zaboli Ghazal, Jönsson Erik G, Gizatullin Rinat, Asberg Marie, Leopardi Rosario
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BACKGROUND: Serotonin (5-HT) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin (5-HT), and as such it might be related to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Two isoforms are known, TPH-1 and TPH-2...
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