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Involvement of PTPN5, the gene encoding the striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase, in schizophrenia and cognition.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2012
Pelov Ilana, Teltsh Omri, Greenbaum Lior, Rigbi Amihai, Kanyas-Sarner Kyra, Lerer Bernard, Lombroso Paul, Kohn Yoav
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OBJECTIVE: Striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) is a brain-specific member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family that has been implicated in learning and memory. In this study, we examined the association of the protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 5 (PTPN5) gene, which encodes for STEP, with both schizophrenia and cognitive functioning in the Israeli Jewish population. METHODS: A...
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