Dysbindin-1 and schizophrenia: from genetics to neuropathology.

Owen, Michael J; Williams, Nigel M; O'Donovan, Michael C · J Clin Invest · 2004

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Abstract

The gene encoding dysbindin-1 has recently been implicated in susceptibility to schizophrenia. In this issue of the JCI, Talbot et al. show that, contrary to expectations, dysbindin-1 is located presynaptically in glutamatergic neurons and is reduced at these locations in schizophrenia. Further studies of dysbindin-1 and the proteins with which it interacts can be expected to throw light on the pathogenesis of schizophrenia.

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