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Common genetic variations in TPH1/TPH2 genes are not associated with schizophrenia in Japanese population.
Neuroscience letters - 26 Mar 2010
Shiroiwa Kyoichi, Hishimoto Akitoyo, Mouri Kentaro, Fukutake Masaaki, Supriyanto Irwan, Nishiguchi Naoki, Shirakawa Osamu
Abstract excerpt
Alteration of serotonin transmission in the brain of patients with schizophrenia has been reported in postmortem brain studies, cerebrospinal fluid studies, and pharmacological challenges. Although a genetic association of tryptophan hydroxylase isoform 1 (TPH1), the rate-limiting enzyme in serotonin synthesis, with schizophrenia has been suggested by recent systematic meta-analyses, the newly identified neuronal...
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