Working memory deficits in schizophrenia are associated with the rs34884856 variant and expression levels of the NR4A2 gene in a sample Mexican population: a case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive functions represent useful endophenotypes to identify the association between genetic variants and schizophrenia. In this sense, the NR4A2 gene has been implicated in schizophrenia and cognition in different animal models and clinical trials. We hypothesized that the NR4A2 gene is associated with working memory performance in schizophrenia. This study aimed to analyze two variants and the expression levels of the NR4A2 gene with susceptibility to schizophrenia, as well as to evaluate whether possession of NR4A2 variants influence the possible correlation between gene expression and working memory performance in schizophrenia.

Methods

The current study included 187 schizophrenia patients and 227 controls genotyped for two of the most studied NR4A2 genetic

SUBMITTER: Ruiz-Sanchez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871565 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature