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Rare loss of function mutations in N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptors and their contributions to schizophrenia susceptibility.
Translational psychiatry - 10 Jan 2018
Yu Yanjie, Lin Yingni, Takasaki Yuto, Wang Chenyao, Kimura Hiroki, Xing Jingrui, Ishizuka Kanako, Toyama Miho, Kushima Itaru, Mori Daisuke, Arioka Yuko, Uno Yota, Shiino Tomoko, Nakamura Yukako, Okada Takashi, Morikawa Mako, Ikeda Masashi, Iwata Nakao, Okahisa Yuko, Takaki Manabu, Sakamoto Shinji, Someya Toshiyuki, Egawa Jun, Usami Masahide, Kodaira Masaki, Yoshimi Akira, Oya-Ito Tomoko, Aleksic Branko, Ohno Kinji, Ozaki Norio
Abstract excerpt
In schizophrenia (SCZ) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the dysregulation of glutamate transmission through N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) has been implicated as a potential etiological mechanism. Previous studies have accumulated evidence supporting NMDAR-encoding genes' role in etiology of SCZ and ASD. We performed a screening study for exonic regions of GRIN1, GRIN2A, GRIN2C, GRIN2D, GRIN3A, and...
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