YWHAQ and schizophrenia: Altered levels of the 14-3-3 family have previously been reported in ASD and in schizophrenia patients: 14-3-3 protein levels are diminished in platelets and pineal glands in ASD patients [29,44] and 14-3-3ζ levels are reduced in post-mortem brains of schizophrenia patients [109].