Compositions and methods for treating mental disorders

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C - Chemistry, Metallurgy

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C12Q 1/68 (2006.01)

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CA 2578071

49 ABSTRACT 5 The present invention relates, generally, to methods and compositions for detecting or treating mental disorders, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. The present invention more particularly discloses the identification of human genes that can be used for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and related disorders, as well as for the screening of therapeutically active drugs to treat said disorders. 10 The invention further discloses specific polymorphisms or alleles of the KCNQ3 gene that are related to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, as well as diagnostic tools and kits based on these markers. The invention can be used in the diagnosis of or predisposition to, detection, prevention and/or treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and related disorders. 15

La présente invention porte, de manière générale, sur des méthodes et sur des compositions permettant de détecter ou de traiter des troubles mentaux tels que la schizophrénie ou un trouble bipolaire. Cette invention porte particulièrement sur l'identification de gènes humains qui peuvent être utilisés dans le diagnostic, la prévention et le traitement de la schizophrénie, d'un trouble bipolaire et de troubles apparentés, ainsi que dans la recherche systématique de médicaments actifs d'un point de vue thérapeutique afin de traiter ces troubles. L'invention porte en outre sur des polymorphismes spécifiques ou allèles du gène KCNQ3 qui sont liés à la schizophrénie ou à un trouble bipolaire, ainsi que sur des outils et des kits de diagnostic basés sur ces marqueurs. L'invention peut être utilisée dans le diagnostic de la prédisposition à la schizophrénie, à un trouble bipolaire et à des troubles apparentés, dans la détection, la prévention et/ou le traitement de ceux-ci.

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