CAG repeat expansions and schizophrenia: Association with disease in females and with early age-at-onset

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 1957-1961

  Morris, A G ^a   Gaitonde, E ^a,b   Mckenna, P J ^a,c   Mollon, J D ^a,b   Hunt, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

^c FULBOURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028784037     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/4.10.1957     Document Type: Article

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