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An association study of the HSPA8 gene polymorphisms with schizophrenia in a Polish population.
Cell stress & chaperones - 1 Jan 2022
Kowalczyk Malgorzata, Owczarek Aleksander, Suchanek-Raif Renata, Kucia Krzysztof, Kowalski Jan
Abstract excerpt
Heat shock cognate 70 (HSC70/HSPA8) is considered to be a promising candidate gene for schizophrenia (SCZ) due to its many essential functions and potential neuroprotective properties in the CNS (e.g., HSC70 is involved in the turnover of the synaptic proteins, synaptic vesicle recycling, and neurotransmitter homeostasis). An alteration in the expression of HSPA8 in SCZ has been reported. This implies that the...
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