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  dgn-np:NP53556.RA0ErnQR_Kv9c1EGItQHvA9cbtFX5LnbeVwOxI_T27R1I130_assertion dcterms:description "[NT localises within dopaminergic neurones in the mesocortical, mesolimbic and nigrostriatal systems1-3 and it is now clear that NT can selectively modulate dopaminergic neurotransmission.2-9 These anatomical and functional connections have led to the hypothesis that NT dysfunction might contribute to the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders in which disordered dopaminergic neurotransmission is suspected, particularly schizophrenia.3 The latter hypothesis has been supported circumstantially by the observation that central administration of NT produces effects similar to those produced by the peripheral administration of atypical antipsychotics,10,11 and more directly by studies showing levels of NT in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) is lower in schizophrenics than in controls.12,13 To allow such hypotheses to be tested, we used denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC)14 to identify three sequence variants in the neurotensin gene (NTS) that might alter NT structure or expression.]. Sentence from MEDLINE/PubMed, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine."@en ;
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    sio:SIO_000772 miriam-pubmed:10822351 ;
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  dgn-void:gad-20130706 pav:importedOn "2013-07-06"^^xsd:date .
  dgn-void:source_evidence_literature a eco:ECO_0000212 ;
    rdfs:comment "Gene-disease associations inferred from text-mining the literature."@en ;
    rdfs:label "DisGeNET evidence - LITERATURE"@en .
}