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Old Sep 17, 2014, 07:41 AM
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Thanks for the reply. So to clarify:

Suppose that someone had a neurotransmitter test, because they had a family history of Parkinson's disease. They get the test results back and find their dopamine levels are normal, so they're not at risk of Parkinson's.

This result would not also be a negative indicator for schizophrenia?
Right a lot of what is going on in schizophrenia is alterations for the receptors for dopamine or glutamate rather than changes in dopamine or glutamate levels.
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