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No association between the Bcl2-interacting killer (BIK) gene and schizophrenia.
Neuroscience letters - 29 Sept 2009
Ohi Kazutaka, Hashimoto Ryota, Yasuda Yuka, Yamamori Hidenaga, Hori Hiroaki, Saitoh Osamu, Tatsumi Masahiko, Takeda Masatoshi, Iwata Nakao, Ozaki Norio, Kamijima Kunitoshi, Kunugi Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
The Bcl2-interacting killer (BIK) gene interacts with cellular and viral survival-promoting proteins, such as Bcl-2, to enhance apoptosis. The BIK protein promotes cell death in a manner analogous to Bcl-2-related death-promoting proteins, Bax and Bak. There have been lower Bcl-2 levels and incre...
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