Inventors:
Amanda J. Law - Washington DC, US
Daniel R. Weinberger - Washington DC, US
International Classification:
A61K 31/5377, A61K 31/506, A61K 31/427, A61K 31/519, A61P 25/18, A61K 31/4985, C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/566, C12Q 1/02, A61P 25/00, A61K 31/52, A61K 31/498
US Classification:
5142342, 51426321, 51426322, 514275, 514371, 5142621, 514249, 5142348, 435 611, 435 71, 435 29
Abstract:
Methods for treating CNS disorders such as schizophrenia, psychosis and cognitive disorders using specific inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase p110 delta (PIK3CD) expression and/or activity are described. Methods of determining risk of CNS disorders and methods of determining treatment response are also described. An integrative systems biology approach to identify a signaling mechanism and genetic network associated with schizophrenia and with schizophrenia-associated risk variation in ErbB4. A risk pathway associated with ErbB4 genetic variation involving increased expression of a PI3K-linked ErbB4 receptor CYT-1 and a specific PI3K enzyme, PIK3CD has been identified.