Mutant Forms of All of the Following Genes Predispose to Schizophrenia

question 21

Multiple Choice

Mutant forms of all of the following genes predispose to Schizophrenia except:

• A) Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT).
• B) Neuregulin 1 (NRG1).
• C) Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor-3 (GRM3).
• D) alpha-synuclein (SNCA).

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