pubmed-article:16043131 | pubmed:abstractText | Animal models have implicated the alpha(1)-adrenergic subtypes in cognitive functions relevant to schizophrenia, but no consensus exists with regard to the status of noradrenergic receptor populations in psychiatric patients. We focused on one alpha(1)-adrenergic subtype, the alpha(1A)-adrenergic receptor, and proposed that genetic variants within the regulatory region of this gene (ADRA1A) alter the expression of this receptor, influencing susceptibility toward schizophrenia. | lld:pubmed |