Could low α-N-acetylgalactosaminidase plasma concentration cause schizophrenia?
Seda YılmazPinar OnerPublished in: The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (2022)
Based on the neurodevelopmental hypothesis, the low α-NAGAL concentrations this study found might cause accumulation of glycoproteins in the lysosomes in the central nervous system during the gestational period and then might result in the clinical symptoms of schizophrenia. α-NAGAL may be an important factor in the aetiology of schizophrenia.