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ArticleBMC medical genetics2020

Altered expression of the DISC1 gene in peripheral blood of patients with schizophrenia.

Xiaoqian Fu, Guofu Zhang, Yansong Liu, Ling Zhang, Fuquan Zhang, Conghua Zhou

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Article in BMC medical genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoqian FuDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Suzhou Guangji Hospital, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Guofu ZhangWuxi Mental Health Center of Nanjing Medical University, 156 Qianrong Road, Wuxi, China. zhangguofuwx@163.com.
Yansong LiuDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Suzhou Guangji Hospital, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Ling ZhangDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Suzhou Guangji Hospital, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Fuquan ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 264 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. zfqeee@126.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3204-8191
Conghua ZhouSchool of Computer Science and Telecommunication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China. chzhou@ujs.edu.cn.
Soochow University · CNJiangsu University · CNNanjing Brain Hospital · CNWuxi People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Primary Research & Development Plan of Jiangsu Province BE2016630Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology Program SYSD2017136
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchizophrenia is a severe, heritable, and refractory psychiatric disorder. Several studies have shown that the disrupted in schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) gene is closely associated with schizophrenia by its role in neuronal morphology, synaptic function, brain development, and dopamine homeostasis etc. This study intended to investigate the expression levels of DISC1 gene in schizophrenia patients compared with healthy controls, and the expression variation of DISC1 gene before and after antipsychotic treatment in schizophrenia patients.

methodsIn this study, we compared DISC1 expression levels in blood of 48 healthy controls, and 32 schizophrenia patients before and after 12 weeks of antipsychotic treatment using real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis.

resultsThe expression levels of DISC1 gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of schizophrenia patients before antipsychotic treatment were higher than those in healthy controls (P < 0.01); whereas after antipsychotic treatment, the expression levels of DISC1 gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of schizophrenia patients still remained increased (P < 0.01).

conclusionsOur study provided further support for the involvement of DISC1 in the development of schizophrenia.

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Gene ExpressionAdultAntipsychotic AgentsFemaleHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsSchizophreniaYoung AdultAntipsychotic AgentsDISC1 protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsAntipsychoticsDISC1Schizophrenia

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