Arvin Haghighatfard
Tehran North Branch,
Tehran
West Indies
Research Article
Expression Alteration of Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) Gene, a Potential Peripheral Marker for Schizophrenia and Paranoid Personality Disorder
Author(s): Jalal Rostampour, Arvin Haghighatfard, Masoume Ghasemzadeh Qazvini, Talie Karimi, Elham Rastegarimoghaddam, Atieh Alizadenik and Zahrasadat HosseiniJalal Rostampour, Arvin Haghighatfard, Masoume Ghasemzadeh Qazvini, Talie Karimi, Elham Rastegarimoghaddam, Atieh Alizadenik and Zahrasadat Hosseini
Introduction: Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a major psychiatric disorder with unclear etiology or biological diagnosis. Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) is a type A personality disorder characterized by paranoia and generalized mistrust. Disrupted in schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) is a gene located on human chromosome 1 that is involved in neurodevelopment of brain. Variations and translocations in this gene were found associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Present study aimed to evaluate the expression alteration of DISC1 gene in peripheral blood of SCZ and PPD patients and its correlation with clinical features.
Material and methods: Study was included 300 SCZ, 300 PPD and 300 non-psychiatric individuals. Total blood was collected and expression level of DISC1 evaluated by using quantitative Real time PCR SYBR green. Lymphocyt.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1041.1000188