Comparison of gene expression profiles in the blood, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of rats

SH Witt, WH Sommer, AC Hansson, C Sticht… - In silico …, 2013 - Springer
Background The comparability of gene expression between blood and brain tissues is a
central issue in neuropsychiatric research where the analysis of molecular mechanisms in …

Influence of the NRGN gene on intellectual ability in schizophrenia

K Ohi, R Hashimoto, Y Yasuda, M Fukumoto… - Journal of human …, 2013 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies have reported an association between schizophrenia and
rs12807809 of the neurogranin (NRGN) gene. We have recently found that an rs12807809 …

Functional consequences of TCF4 missense substitutions associated with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, mild intellectual disability, and schizophrenia

A Sirp, K Roots, K Nurm, J Tuvikene, M Sepp… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
Transcription factor 4 (TCF4) is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor essential for
neurocognitive development. The aberrations in TCF4 are associated with …

A systematic approach to multifactorial cardiovascular disease: causal analysis

SM Schwartz, HT Schwartz, S Horvath… - … , and vascular biology, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
The combination of systems biology and large data sets offers new approaches to the study
of cardiovascular diseases. These new approaches are especially important for the common …

Vaccinia-related kinase 2 controls the stability of the eukaryotic chaperonin TRiC/CCT by inhibiting the deubiquitinating enzyme USP25

S Kim, D Lee, J Lee, H Song, HJ Kim… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Molecular chaperones monitor the proper folding of misfolded proteins and function as the
first line of defense against mutant protein aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases. The …

Vrk2 deficiency elicits aggressive behavior in female zebrafish

R Umeda, H Teranishi, K Hada, N Shimizu… - Genes to …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Vaccinia‐related kinase 2 (VRK2) is a serine/threonine kinase initially identified in
highly proliferative cells such as thymocytes and fetal liver cells, and it is involved in cell …

Enriched environment ameliorates adult hippocampal neurogenesis deficits in Tcf4 haploinsufficient mice

K Braun, BM Häberle, MT Wittmann, DC Lie - BMC neuroscience, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Transcription factor 4 (TCF4) has been linked to human
neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability, Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome …

Polygenic risk for autism spectrum disorder affects left amygdala activity and negative emotion in schizophrenia

Y Qin, J Kang, Z Jiao, Y Wang, J Wang, H Wang… - Translational …, 2020 - nature.com
Although the diagnoses based on phenomenology have many practical advantages,
accumulating evidence shows that schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

Child Schizophrenia: theory and practice

P Petlovanyi, A Tsarkov - European Journal of Medical and Health …, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
Child schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects brain structures, emotional and
cognitive functions. The disorder is characterized by psychotic symptoms: disorder of …

Analysis of schizophrenia-related genes and electrophysiological measures reveals ZNF804A association with amplitude of P300b elicited by novel sounds

EC Del Re, SE Bergen, RI Mesholam-Gately… - Translational …, 2014 - nature.com
Several genes have recently been identified as risk factors for schizophrenia (SZ) by
genome-wide association studies (GWAS), including ZNF804A which is thought to function …