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Mirjana Tosic1, Jurg Ott, Sandra Barral, Pierre Bovet, Patricia Deppen, Fulvia Gheorghita, Marie-Louise Matthey, Josef Parnas, Martin Preisig, Michael Saraga, Alessandra Solida, Sally Timm, August G Wang, Thomas Werge, Michel Cuénod, Kim Quang Do.
Abstract
Oxidative stress could be involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, a major psychiatric disorder. Glutathione (GSH), a redox regulator, is decreased in patients' cerebrospinal fluid and prefrontal cortex. The gene of the key GSH-synthesizing enzyme, glutamate cysteine ligase modifier (GCLM) subunit, is strongly associated with schizophrenia in two case-control studies and in one family study. GCLM gene expression is decreased in patients' fibroblasts. Thus, GSH metabolism dysfunction is proposed as one of the vulnerability factors for schizophrenia.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16909399 PMCID: PMC1559555 DOI: 10.1086/507566
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Hum Genet ISSN: 0002-9297 Impact factor: 11.025