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The p250GAP gene is associated with risk for schizophrenia and schizotypal personality traits.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Ohi Kazutaka, Hashimoto Ryota, Nakazawa Takanobu, Okada Takeya, Yasuda Yuka, Yamamori Hidenaga, Fukumoto Motoyuki, Umeda-Yano Satomi, Iwase Masao, Kazui Hiroaki, Yamamoto Tadashi, Kano Masanobu, Takeda Masatoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypofunction of the glutamate N-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor has been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. p250GAP is a brain-enriched NMDA receptor-interacting RhoGAP. p250GAP is involved in spine morphology, and spine morphology has been shown to be altered in the post-mortem brains of patients with schizophrenia. Schizotypal personality disorder has a strong familial...
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