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The druggable schizophrenia genome: from repurposing opportunities to unexplored drug targets.

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Bahn, Sabine 

Abstract

There have been no new drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia in several decades and treatment resistance represents a major unmet clinical need. The drugs that exist are based on serendipitous clinical observations rather than an evidence-based understanding of disease pathophysiology. In the present review, we address these bottlenecks by integrating common, rare, and expression-related schizophrenia risk genes with knowledge of the druggability of the human genome as a whole. We highlight novel drug repurposing opportunities, clinical trial candidates which are supported by genetic evidence, and unexplored therapeutic opportunities in the lesser-known regions of the schizophrenia genome. By identifying translational gaps and opportunities across the schizophrenia disease space, we discuss a framework for translating increasingly well-powered genetic association studies into personalized treatments for schizophrenia and initiating the vital task of characterizing clinically relevant drug targets in underexplored regions of the human genome.

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Funder: Stanley Medical Research Institute

Keywords

3214 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 31 Biological Sciences, 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, 3105 Genetics, Serious Mental Illness, Brain Disorders, Schizophrenia, Human Genome, Biotechnology, Mental Health, Prevention, Genetics, 5.1 Pharmaceuticals, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, 5 Development of treatments and therapeutic interventions, 2 Aetiology, Mental health, 3 Good Health and Well Being

Journal Title

NPJ Genom Med

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2056-7944
2056-7944

Volume Title

7

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC