Common variants in MAGI2 gene are associated with increased risk for cognitive impairment in schizophrenic patients.

Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder characterized by positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive impairment. MAGI2, a relatively large gene (∼1.5 Mbps) that maps to chromosome 7q21, is involved in recruitment of neurotransmitter receptors such as AMPA- and NMDA-type glutamate rec...

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Main Authors: Takayoshi Koide, Masahiro Banno, Branko Aleksic, Saori Yamashita, Tsutomu Kikuchi, Kunihiro Kohmura, Yasunori Adachi, Naoko Kawano, Itaru Kushima, Yukako Nakamura, Takashi Okada, Masashi Ikeda, Kazutaka Ohi, Yuka Yasuda, Ryota Hashimoto, Toshiya Inada, Hiroshi Ujike, Tetsuya Iidaka, Michio Suzuki, Masatoshi Takeda, Nakao Iwata, Norio Ozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22649501/pdf/?tool=EBI