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Genetic variants of Nogo-66 receptor with possible association to schizophrenia block myelin inhibition of axon growth.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 3 Dec 2008
Budel Stéphane, Padukkavidana Thihan, Liu Betty P, Feng Zeny, Hu Fenghua, Johnson Sam, Lauren Juha, Park James H, McGee Aaron W, Liao Ji, Stillman Althea, Kim Ji-Eun, Yang Bao-Zhu, Sodi Stefano, Gelernter Joel, Zhao Hongyu, Hisama Fuki, Arnsten Amy F T, Strittmatter Stephen M
Abstract excerpt
In schizophrenia, genetic predisposition has been linked to chromosome 22q11 and myelin-specific genes are misexpressed in schizophrenia. Nogo-66 receptor 1 (NGR or RTN4R) has been considered to be a 22q11 candidate gene for schizophrenia susceptibility because it encodes an axonal protein that mediates myelin inhibition of axonal sprouting. Confirming previous studies, we found that variation at the NGR locus is...
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