Furthermore, several of the schizophrenia candidate genes (e.g. glutamate receptor, metabotropic 3 (GRM3), G72, D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO), proline dehydrogenase oxidase 1 (PRODH), neuregulin 1 (NRG1) and protein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit gamma isoform (PPP3CC)) are thought to be directly or indirectly linked with glutamatergic transmission via NMDA receptors [37,38]. This evidence concerns the gene GRM3 and schizophrenia.