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L1 and Thy-1 are members of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) that are vital for normal neural development. Abnormalities in CAM expression could lead to the histological abnormalities that have previously been described in the frontal cortex of patients with schizophrenia. A postmortem immunohistochemical study of L1 and Thy-1 in the normal human prefrontal cortex revealed positive immunostaining of axons in all layers of the cortex. Quantifying the intensity of immunostaining in the prefrontal cortex of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression failed to reveal any significant differences when compared to that of normal controls.
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Webster, M., Vawter, M. & Freed, W. Immunohistochemical localization of the cell adhesion molecules Thy-1 and L1 in the human prefrontal cortex: patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. Mol Psychiatry 4, 46–52 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000450
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