Article
Epigenetic dysregulation of HTR2A in the brain of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Jul 2011
Abdolmaleky Hamid Mostafavi, Yaqubi Sahab, Papageorgis Panagiotis, Lambert Arthur W, Ozturk Sait, Sivaraman Vadivelu, Thiagalingam Sam
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: HTR2A gene has been the subject of numerous studies in psychiatric genetics because LSD, which resembles serotonin causes psychosis and atypical antipsychotic drugs target the HTR2A receptor. However, evidence for the role of HTR2A polymorphism(s) in schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar...
Topics
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Cytosine
- DNA Methylation
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Frontal Lobe
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Guanine
- Humans
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
- Receptors, Dopamine
- Reelin Protein
- Schizophrenia
