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Sapap3 and pathological grooming in humans: Results from the OCD collaborative genetics study.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Jul 2009
Bienvenu O J, Wang Y, Shugart Y Y, Welch J M, Grados M A, Fyer A J, Rauch S L, McCracken J T, Rasmussen S A, Murphy D L, Cullen B, Valle D, Hoehn-Saric R, Greenberg B D, Pinto A, Knowles J A, Piacentini J, Pauls D L, Liang K Y, Willour V L, Riddle M, Samuels J F, Feng G, Nestadt G
Abstract excerpt
SAP90/PSD95-associated protein (SAPAP) family proteins are post-synaptic density (PSD) components that interact with other proteins to form a key scaffolding complex at excitatory (glutamatergic) synapses. A recent study found that mice with a deletion of the Sapap3 gene groomed themselves excess...
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