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Association between golli-MBP and schizophrenia in the Jewish Ashkenazi population: are regulatory regions involved?
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Aug 2009
Baruch Kuti, Silberberg Gilad, Aviv Alex, Shamir Eyal, Bening-Abu-Shach Ulli, Baruch Yehuda, Darvasi Ariel, Navon Ruth
Abstract excerpt
Multiple studies have reported oligodendrocyte and myelin abnormalities, as well as dysregulation of their related genes, in brains of schizophrenia patients. One of these genes is the myelin-basic-protein (MBP) gene, which encodes two families of proteins: classic-MBPs and golli-MBPs. While the...
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