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  1. Recent genetic association studies have linked the cadherin-based adherens junction protein alpha-T-catenin (αT-cat, CTNNA3) with the development of autism. Where αT-cat is expressed in the brain, and how its los...

    Authors: Stephen Sai Folmsbee, Douglas R. Wilcox, Koen Tyberghein, Pieter De Bleser, Warren G. Tourtellotte, Jolanda van Hengel, Frans van Roy and Cara J. Gottardi
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2016 4:2
  2. A spontaneous de novo mutation is a new mutation appeared in a child that neither the parent carries. Recent studies suggest that recurrent de novo loss-of-function mutations identified in patients with sporad...

    Authors: Kensuke Matsumura, Takanobu Nakazawa, Kazuki Nagayasu, Nanaka Gotoda-Nishimura, Atsushi Kasai, Atsuko Hayata-Takano, Norihito Shintani, Hidenaga Yamamori, Yuka Yasuda, Ryota Hashimoto and Hitoshi Hashimoto
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2016 4:1
  3. Caregivers like family members or other relatives are central and provide not only practical help and personal care but also give emotional support, and they are suffering from plenty of challengeable tasks. T...

    Authors: Mezinew Sintayehu, Haregwoin Mulat, Zegeye Yohannis, Tewodros Adera and Maereg Fekade
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2015 3:9
  4. The education system in Germany is beginning to witness a sea change, lately, owing to the country’s ratification of the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The enactment is ...

    Authors: Simone Pülschen and Dietrich Pülschen
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2015 3:8
  5. DNA methylation differences between monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia have been previously reported. However, the origin of methylation differences between monozygotic twins discordant for schizop...

    Authors: Melkaye G. Melka, Christina A. Castellani, Richard O’Reilly and Shiva M. Singh
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2015 3:7
  6. The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) has been used to model changes in the central nervous system associated with cognitive-related disorders. Recent human and animal studies indicate a possible relationsh...

    Authors: Edna Grünblatt, Jasmin Bartl, Diana-Iulia Iuhos, Ana Knezovic, Vladimir Trkulja, Peter Riederer, Susanne Walitza and Melita Salkovic-Petrisic
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2015 3:6
  7. In the last decade evidence has accumulated that suggests that the cerebellum is involved not only in motor but also in behavioral and cognitive functions. A myriad of anatomical, clinical and imaging studies ...

    Authors: Stefan Grossauer, Katharina Koeck, Thomas Kau, Joerg Weber and Giles H Vince
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2015 3:5
  8. Agomelatine is an antidepressant with a unique mechanism of action. Since its marketing in 2009, concerns have been raised regarding its potential to induce liver injury. The authors therefore address the need...

    Authors: Silka Dawn Freiesleben and Karolina Furczyk
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2015 3:4
  9. Pathologies of central nervous system (CNS) functions are involved in prevalent conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and Parkinson’s disease. Notable pathologies include dysfunctions of circadia...

    Authors: Julie A Morgan, Frances Corrigan and Bernhard T Baune
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2015 3:3
  10. Traumatic stress does not only increase the risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but is also associated with adverse secondary physical health outcomes. Despite increasing efforts, we only begin to u...

    Authors: Alexander Karabatsiakis, Gilava Hamuni, Sarah Wilker, Stephan Kolassa, Durairaj Renu, Suzanne Kadereit, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Hennessy and Iris-Tatjana Kolassa
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2015 3:2
  11. The etiology of schizophrenia is not precisely known; however, mitochondrial function and cerebral energy metabolism abnormalities were determined to be possible factors associated with the etiology of schizop...

    Authors: Süleyman Akarsu, Deniz Torun, Abdullah Bolu, Murat Erdem, Salih Kozan, Mehmet Ak, Hatice Akar and Özcan Uzun
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2014 2:6
  12. Since the elimination of items associated with Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) during the transition from DSM-III to DSM-IV from the diagnostic criteria of Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), inter...

    Authors: Anna Katharina Mueller, Lara Tucha, Janneke Koerts, Yvonne Groen, Klaus W Lange and Oliver Tucha
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2014 2:5
  13. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional syndrome characterized by chronic abdominal pain accompanied by altered bowel habits. Although generally considered a functional disorder, there is now substantia...

    Authors: Mihaela Fadgyas-Stanculete, Ana-Maria Buga, Aurel Popa-Wagner and Dan L Dumitrascu
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2014 2:4
  14. Currently, neuropsychological impairment among HIV+ patients on antiretroviral therapy leads to a reduction in the quality of life and it is an important challenge due to the high prevalence of HIV-associated ...

    Authors: Montserrat Sanmarti, Laura Ibáñez, Sonia Huertas, Dolors Badenes, David Dalmau, Mark Slevin, Jerzy Krupinski, Aurel Popa-Wagner and Angeles Jaen
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2014 2:2
  15. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is heritable and neurodevelopmental with unknown causes. The serotonergic and oxytocinergic systems are of interest in autism for several reasons: (i) Both systems are implicated...

    Authors: Johanna Nyffeler, Susanne Walitza, Elise Bobrowski, Ronnie Gundelfinger and Edna Grünblatt
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2014 2:1
  16. The neurotrophins brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophic factor 3 (NT3) could play a role in addictive behavior. Interactions between BDNF and dopamine transmission influence the alcohol int...

    Authors: Aurel Popa-Wagner, Karolina Furczyk, Joerg Richter, Gisela Irmisch and Johannes Thome
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:20
  17. The dopamine (DA) hypothesis of schizophrenia proposes the mental illness is caused by excessive transmission of dopamine in selected brain regions. Multiple lines of evidence, including blockage of dopamine r...

    Authors: Melkaye G Melka, Christina A Castellani, Benjamin I Laufer, N Rajakumar, Richard O’Reilly and Shiva M Singh
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:19
  18. This review aimed to investigate the therapeutic potential of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for treating resistant Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). We explored the role of Nucleus accumbens (Nac) as a target fo...

    Authors: Cecilia Nauczyciel, Suzanne Robic, Thibaut Dondaine, Marc Verin, Gabriel Robert, Dominique Drapier, Florian Naudet and Bruno Millet
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:17
  19. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are group of developmental disabilities with a complex neurobiological basis including putative changes in the immune system. They are characterized by pervasive qualitative abn...

    Authors: Morsi W Abdallah and Tanja M Michel
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:16
  20. Depression is a prevalent neuropsychiatric disorder that affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide. Currently available treatments for depression are lacking in both speed of onset and efficacy. Recent...

    Authors: Jason M Dwyer, Ashley E Lepack and Ronald S Duman
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:15
  21. Ageing is associated with changes in the function of various organ systems. Changes in the cardiovascular system affect both directly and indirectly the function in a variety of organs, including the brain, wi...

    Authors: Gabriel R Cojocaru, Aurel Popa-Wagner, Elena C Stanciulescu, Loredana Babadan and Ana-Maria Buga
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:14
  22. Alcohol-induced damages such as brain atrophy and fatty liver are closely related to a disturbed lipid metabolism. In animal models, a linkage between chronic alcohol consumption and changes in fatty acid (FA)...

    Authors: Annekatrin Teubert, Johannes Thome, Andreas Büttner, Jörg Richter and Gisela Irmisch
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:13
  23. In the last years, physiological aging became a general concept that includes all the changes that occur in organism with old age. It is obvious now, that in developing and developed countries, new health prob...

    Authors: Smaranda Ioana Mitran, Bogdan Catalin, Veronica Sfredel and Tudor-Adrian Balseanu
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:12
  24. Alcohol dependence is a severe and common disorder associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Genetic as well as environmental factors are known to modulate susceptibility to alcohol dependence. There...

    Authors: Vanessa Nieratschker, Anil Batra and Andreas J Fallgatter
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:11
  25. The amygdala is a structure of the temporal lobe thought to be involved in assigning emotional significance to environmental information and triggering adapted physiological, behavioral and affective responses...

    Authors: Pierre Veinante, Ipek Yalcin and Michel Barrot
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:9
  26. The search for molecules that can act as potential biomarkers is increasing in the scientific community, including in the field of psychiatry. The field of proteomics is evolving and its indispensability for i...

    Authors: Armand G Ngounou Wetie, Izabela Sokolowska, Kelly Wormwood, Katherine Beglinger, Tanja Maria Michel, Johannes Thome, Costel C Darie and Alisa G Woods
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:8
  27. Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are increasing in incidence but have an incompletely understood etiology. Tools for uncovering clues to the cause of ASDs and means for diagnoses are valuable to the field. Mas...

    Authors: Alisa G Woods, Armand G Ngounou Wetie, Izabela Sokolowska, Stefanie Russell, Jeanne P Ryan, Tanja Maria Michel, Johannes Thome and Costel C Darie
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:6
  28. The psychostimulant methylphenidate (MPH) is the first choice of drug treatment in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Since therapy often begins at a time when the brain is still developing and t...

    Authors: Jasmin Bartl, Takatoshi Mori, Peter Riederer, Hiroki Ozawa and Edna Grünblatt
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:5

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  29. Microdeletions in the NRXN1 gene have been associated with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, intellectual disability, speech and language delay, epile...

    Authors: Sarah Curran, Joo Wook Ahn, Hannah Grayton, David A Collier and Caroline Mackie Ogilvie
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:4
  30. The neurobiology of suicidal behaviour, which constitutes one of the most serious problems both in psychiatry and general medical practice, still remains to a large degree unclear. As a result, scientists cons...

    Authors: Karolina Furczyk, Barbora Schutová, Tanja M Michel, Johannes Thome and Andreas Büttner
    Citation: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013 1:2