Does the CAPON gene confer susceptibility to schizophrenia?
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16231981.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1261515.
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Abstract
Eastwood discusses a new study in <i>PLoS Medicine</i> that suggests that overexpression of the <i>CAPON</i> gene, leading to disruption of NMDA receptor function, may be important in the etiology of severe mental illnesses.
Medical subject headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Schizophrenia