Article
GAD2 Alternative Transcripts in the Human Prefrontal Cortex, and in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Davis Kasey N, Tao Ran, Li Chao, Gao Yuan, Gondré-Lewis Marjorie C, Lipska Barbara K, Shin Joo Heon, Xie Bin, Ye Tianzhang, Weinberger Daniel R, Kleinman Joel E, Hyde Thomas M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation and early adverse environmental events work together to increase risk for schizophrenia. γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in adult mammalian brain, plays a major role in normal brain development, and has been strongly implicated in the pathobiology of schizophrenia. GABA synthesis is controlled by two glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) genes, GAD1 and GAD2, both...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alternative Splicing
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glutamate Decarboxylase
- Humans
