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Association of RGS2 and RGS5 variants with schizophrenia symptom severity.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Apr 2008
Campbell Daniel B, Lange Leslie A, Skelly Tara, Lieberman Jeffrey, Levitt Pat, Sullivan Patrick F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several lines of evidence indicate that Regulator of G Protein Signaling 4 (RGS4) contributes to schizophrenia vulnerability. RGS4 is one of a family of molecules that modulate signaling via G-protein coupled receptors. Five genes encoding members of this family (RGS2, RGS4, RGS5, RGS8 and RGS16) map to chromosome 1q23.3-1q31. Due to overlapping cellular functions and chromosomal proximity, we...
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