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. 2009 Feb 17;35(3):528–548. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbn187

Table 3.

Candidate Genes: Postmortem Studies and Animal Models

Gene Abbreviation Postmortem Animal model
Adenosine A2A receptor ADORA2A + +
Apolipoprotein D APOD + +
CDC42 guanine nucleotide exchange factor 9 ARHGEF9 + +
Complexin 2 CPLX2 + +
Distal-less homeobox 1 DLX1 +
Dopamine receptor D1 DRD1 +
Dopamine receptor D2 DRD2 + +
GABAA receptor, subunit A1 GABRA1 +
GABAA receptor, subunit A5 GABRA5 + +
GABAB receptor 1 GABBR1 +
Glutamic acid decarboxylase 2 GAD2 +
Glial fibrillary acidic protein GFAP + +
Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, AMPA1 GRIA1 +
Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, AMPA2 GRIA2 +
Myelin and lymphocyte protein MAL +
Myelin basic protein MBP + +
Neuronal PAS domain protein 1 NPAS1 + +
Proteolipid protein PLP1 +
Reelin RELN + +
Regulator of G-protein signaling 4 RGS4 +
Short stature homeobox 2 SHOX2 +
Synapsin II SYN2 +

Note: Data taken from Fatemi,5 Fatemi et al,67 Fatemi et al,71 and Le-Niculescu et al.87 AMPA, α-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazoleproprionate; PAS, PER, ARNT, SIM.