Compositions and methods for treating schizophrenia and...

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C12Q 1/68 (2006.01)

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CA 2578072

The present invention relates, generally, to methods and compositions for detecting or treating mental disorders, such as schizophrenia. The present invention more particularly discloses the identification of human genes which can be used for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of schizophrenia and related disorders, as well as for the screening of therapeutically active drugs. The invention further discloses specific polymorphisms or alleles of the CNTFR gene that are related to schizophrenia, 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 and related disorders.

La présente invention concerne en général des procédés et des compositions pour la détection ou le traitement de troubles mentaux tels que la schizophrénie. La présente invention décrit plus particulièrement l~identification de gènes humains pouvant être utilisés pour le diagnostic, pour la prévention et pour le traitement de la schizophrénie et de troubles associés, ainsi qu~au criblage de médicaments thérapeutiquement actifs. La présente invention décrit en outre des polymorphismes spécifiques ou des allèles du gène CNTFR liés à la schizophrénie, ainsi que des outils de diagnostic et des kits basés sur ces marqueurs. La présente invention peut être utilisée pour le diagnostic de prédisposition, pour la détection, pour la prévention et/ou pour le traitement de la schizophrénie et de troubles associés.

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