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Altered cytokine profile, pain sensitivity, and stress responsivity in mice with co-disruption of the developmental genes Neuregulin-1×DISC1.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Mar 2017
Desbonnet Lieve, Cox Rachel, Tighe Orna, Lai Donna, Harvey Richard P, Waddington John L, O'Tuathaigh Colm M P
Abstract excerpt
The complex genetic origins of many human disorders suggest that epistatic (gene×gene) interactions may contribute to a significant proportion of their heritability estimates and phenotypic heterogeneity. Simultaneous disruption of the developmental genes and schizophrenia risk factors Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) and Disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) in mice has been shown to produce disease-relevant and...
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