Expression Alteration of Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) Gene, a Potential Peripheral Marker for Schizophrenia and Paranoid Personality Disorder

Jalal Rostampour¹, Arvin Haghighatfard^2,3*, Masoume Ghasemzadeh Qazvini⁴, Talie Karimi⁵, Elham Rastegarimoghaddam⁶, Atieh Alizadenik⁷ and Zahrasadat Hosseini⁸

¹Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

²Department of Biology, Tehran North branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

³Young Researchers and Elites Clubs, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

⁴Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

⁵Department of Biology, Ashkezar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran

⁶Department of Microbiology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran

⁷Department of Biology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran

⁸Department of Biological Sciences, Kharazami University, Karaj, Iran