Journal
BRAIN RESEARCH
Volume 1338, Issue -, Pages 78-88Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.03.109
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MicroRNA; Psychiatric disorder; Schizophrenia; Chromosome 22q11.2; Mental retardation; Autism; Neurodevelopment; Synaptic plasticity
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- NIMH
- McKnight Foundation
- March of Dimes
- Lieber Center for Schizophrenia Research
- Simons Foundation
- NARSAD
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Abnormalities in microRNA (miRNA)-mediated gene regulation have been observed in a variety of human diseases, especially in cancer. Here, we provide an account of newly emerging connections between miRNAs with various psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, including recent findings of miRNA dysregulation in the 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome, a well-established genetic risk factor for schizophrenia. miRNAs appear to be components of both the genetic architecture of these complex phenotypes as well as integral parts of the biological pathways that mediate the effects of primary genetic deficits. Therefore, they may contribute to both genetic heterogeneity and phenotypic variation of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders and could serve as novel therapeutic targets. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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