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ADDing a piece to the puzzle of cognition in schizophrenia.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2016
Bosia Marta, Pigoni Alessandro, Zagato Laura, Merlino Lino, Casamassima Nunzia, Lorenzi Cristina, Pirovano Adele, Smeraldi Enrico, Manunta Paolo, Cavallaro Roberto
Abstract excerpt
The biological bases of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia are poorly understood and may lie in insults in neurodevelopment, leading to alterations in critical structures. Synapses proteins are claimed to have etiopathogenic roles and more direct effects on core cognitive functions. Adducins family proteins seem of great interest, as they are fundamental constituents of synapses, involved in actin cytoskeleton...
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