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Rare Synaptogenesis-Impairing Mutations in SLITRK5 Are Associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Song Minseok, Mathews Carol A, Stewart S Evelyn, Shmelkov Sergey V, Mezey Jason G, Rodriguez-Flores Juan L, Rasmussen Steven A, Britton Jennifer C, Oh Yong-Seok, Walkup John T, Lee Francis S, Glatt Charles E
Abstract excerpt
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is substantially heritable, but few molecular genetic risk factors have been identified. Knockout mice lacking SLIT and NTRK-Like Family, Member 5 (SLITRK5) display OCD-like phenotypes including serotonin reuptake inhibitor-sensitive pathologic grooming, and corticostriatal dysfunction. Thus, mutations that impair SLITRK5 function may contribute to the genetic risk for OCD. We...
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