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D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) genotype and mood symptomatology in schizophrenia.
Neuroscience letters - 16 Oct 2007
Corvin Aiden, Donohoe Gary, McGhee Kevin, Murphy Kevin, Kenny Niamh, Schwaiger Siobhan, Nangle Jeanne Marie, Morris Derek, Gill Michael
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A series of genetic studies have identified the D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) gene as potentially contributing to schizophrenia susceptibility. An interacting gene, D-amino acid oxidase activator (DAOA) has also been implicated and it has been suggested that variation at these genes may influence the efficiency of glutamate gating at N-methyl-D-aspartate-type (NMDA) receptors. However, recent data suggests that DAOA...
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