New genetic findings in schizophrenia: is there still room for the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a highly heritable disorder, but the identification of specific genes has proven to be a difficult endeavour. Genes involved in the dopaminergic system are considered to be major candidates since the “dopamine hypothesis” of impairment in dopaminergic neurotransm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2010-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00023/full |