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A polymorphism of the ABCA1 gene confers susceptibility to schizophrenia and related brain changes.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Dec 2011
Ota Miho, Fujii Takashi, Nemoto Kiyotaka, Tatsumi Masahiko, Moriguchi Yoshiya, Hashimoto Ryota, Sato Noriko, Iwata Nakao, Kunugi Hiroshi
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OBJECTIVE: The ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) mediates cellular cholesterol efflux through the transfer of cholesterol from the inner to the outer layer of the cell membrane and regulates extracellular cholesterol levels in the central nervous system. Several lines of evidence have indicated lipid and myelin abnormalities in schizophrenia. METHOD: Initially, we examined the possible association of...
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