Article
Lack of association between MAGEL2 and schizophrenia and mood disorders in the Japanese population.
Neuromolecular medicine - 1 Sept 2010
Fukuo Yasuhisa, Kishi Taro, Okochi Tomo, Kitajima Tsuyoshi, Tsunoka Tomoko, Okumukura Takenori, Kinoshita Yoko, Kawashima Kunihiro, Yamanouchi Yoshio, Umene-Nakano Wakako, Naitoh Hiroshi, Inada Toshiya, Yoshimura Reiji, Nakamura Jun, Ozaki Norio, Iwata Nakao
Abstract excerpt
Several investigations have reported that abnormalities in circadian rhythms might be related with the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders, since many psychiatric patients have insomnia and sleep-awake disturbance. A recent animal study reported that Magel2, which encodes a member of the MAGE/necdin family of proteins, might be associated in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. Magel2 gene knockout...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
