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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
Several antipsychotic agents such as haloperidol and rimcazole are known to bind to sigma receptors with high affinity, and evidence for a potential link between sigma receptors and the etiology of schizophrenia has been reported. The present study was conducted to systematically search for nucleotide variants of the type 1 sigma receptor gene in 48 schizophrenics. Two polymorphisms were found: GC-241-240TT in the 5' flanking region and Gln2Pro. These two polymorphisms were in nearly complete linkage disequilibrium with each other. The Pro2 variant of the Gln2Pro polymorphism changes the endoplasmic reticulum retention signal motif. These polymorphisms were examined in an extended sample of schizophrenics (n = 308) and controls (n = 433) and a significant association between the presence of the TT/Pro2 haplotype and schizophrenia was observed (odds ratio = 1.27, P = 0.04).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
257
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Association between polymorphisms in the type 1 sigma receptor gene and schizophrenia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't