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Molecular links between mitochondrial dysfunctions and schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder with both neurochemical and neurodevelopmental components in the pathogenesis. Growing pieces of evidence indicate that schizophrenia has pathological components that can be attributable to the abnormalities of mitochondrial function, which is supported by the recent finding suggesting mitochondrial roles for Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1). In this minireview, we briefly summarize the current understanding of the molecular links between mitochondrial dysfunctions and the pathogenesis of schizophrenia, covering recent findings from human genetics, functional genomics, proteomics, and molecular and cell biological approaches.

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Park, C., Park, S.K. Molecular links between mitochondrial dysfunctions and schizophrenia. Mol Cells 33, 105–110 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-012-2284-3

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