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Biochemical and Functional Interaction of Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 and Amyloid Precursor Protein Regulates Neuronal Migration during Mammalian Cortical Development
4 Aug 2010
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Although clinically distinct, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease are common and devastating disorders that profoundly impair cognitive function. For Alzheimer's disease, key mechanistic insights have emerged from genetic studies that identified causative mutations in amyloid precursor protein (APP) and presenilin. Several genes have been associated with schizophrenia and other major psychoses, and...
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