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MicroRNAs in the Onset of Schizophrenia.
Cells - 6 Oct 2021
Thomas Kristen T, Zakharenko Stanislav S
Abstract excerpt
Mounting evidence implicates microRNAs (miRNAs) in the pathology of schizophrenia. These small noncoding RNAs bind to mRNAs containing complementary sequences and promote their degradation and/or inhibit protein synthesis. A single miRNA may have hundreds of targets, and miRNA targets are overrepresented among schizophrenia-risk genes. Although schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder, symptoms usually do...
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