GAD1 Gene Expression in Blood of Patients with First-Episode Psychosis.

γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter, has often been studied in relation to its role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. GABA is synthesized from glutamate by glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), derived from two genes, GAD1 and GAD2. GAD1 is expressed as both GAD67...

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Main Authors: Jie Yin Yee, Milawaty Nurjono, Stephanie Ruth Teo, Tih-Shih Lee, Jimmy Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5266282?pdf=render