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Parasite may trigger schizophrenia
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The team found the parasite's genetic make-up included an enzyme that aids in the production of dopamine. "At this point the research is too premature to suggest changes in treatment" of schizophrenia, McConkey continued. Nonetheless, "Toxoplasmosis screening would be warranted in psychological analysis."
He and his colleagues now plan to explore the possible role of toxoplasma in other neurological diseases associated with dopamine, including autism, Parkinson's disease, and Tourette's syndrome.
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A Unique Dual Activity Amino Acid Hydroxylase in Toxoplasma gondii
Elizabeth A. Gaskell, Judith E. Smith, John W. Pinney, Dave R. Westhead, and Glenn A. McConkey
from PubMed Central
PLoS ONE. 2009; 4(3): e4801.
Published online 2009 March 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004801.