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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Main Authors: Vanessa Nieratschker, Markus M Nöthen, Marcella Rietschel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00023/full