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Genetic and functional analysis of the gene encoding GAP-43 in schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Feb 2012
Shen Yu-Chih, Tsai Ho-Min, Cheng Min-Chih, Hsu Shih-Hsin, Chen Shih-Fen, Chen Chia-Hsiang
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OBJECTIVES: In earlier reports, growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) has been shown to be critical for initial establishment or reorganization of synaptic connections, a process thought to be disrupted in schizophrenia. Additionally, abnormal GAP-43 expression in different brain regions has been linked to this disorder in postmortem brain studies. In this study, we investigated the involvement of the gene...
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