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TAAR6

TAAR6

A gene on chromosome 6q23.2 that encodes an orphan G protein-coupled receptor, the putative ligands for which may be trace amines, including derivatives of indolamines (e.g., 5-methoxytryptamine) or of phenylethylamines (e.g.,phenylethanolamine).
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A eles, podem-se acrescentar os resultados de um prestigioso estudo multicentrico europeu de 2008, que testou a relacao entre esquizofrenia e catorze dos principais nucleotideos unicos associados pela literatura (RGS4, DISC1, DTNBP1, STX7, TAAR6, PPP3CC, NRG1, DRD2, HTR2A, DAOA, AKT1, CHRNA7, COMT e ARVCF), nao encontrando relacao significativa para nenhum deles, o que per se relativiza a atratividade de Hipoteses Etiologicas Unificadas em geral (Sanders, et al., 2008).
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