title: [Neurodevelopmental disturbance in the pathogenesis of major mental disorders].
abstract: Neurodevelopmental disturbance may underlie the pathogenesis of major mental disorders, including autism and schizophrenia, based on evidence in epidemiology, clinical psychiatry, brain imaging, and neuropathology. This notion is further supported by the fact that many of genetic susceptibility factors for these disorders have key roles in neurodevelopment. Majority of these genetic factors, such as Neuroligins, SHANK3, Neureglin-1, Dysbindin, and Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia-1 (DISC1) are associated with "synapse." Therefore, "synapse" is one of the most promising sites of convergence in regard to molecular pathways for these mental conditions. In this review, we will summarize the updates of schizophrenia and autism research, with an emphasis on neurodevelopmental disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, CMSC 9-120, Baltimore MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Yasuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitabatake
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sawa
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000235:genetics*; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D000074765:Dysbindin; D049029:Dystrophin-Associated Proteins; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D009154:Mutation; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D020890:Neuregulin-1; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics*; D013569:Synapses / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; C403049:CNTNAP2 protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; C412476:DISC1 protein, human; C432416:DTNBP1 protein, human; D000074765:Dysbindin; D049029:Dystrophin-Associated Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C430845:NLGN4X protein, human; C094131:NRG1 protein, human; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020890:Neuregulin-1; C086074:PCM1 protein, human; C492357:SHANK3 protein, human