Association between a null mutation in the human ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) gene and increased incidence of psychiatric diseases?

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-110

  Thome, Johannes ^a   Kornhuber, Johannes ^a   Baumer, Alessandra ^a   Rösler, Michael ^a   Beckmann, Helmut ^a   Riederer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliary neurotrophic factor; Genetics; Mutation; Neurodevelopment; Neurotrophic factor; Psychiatry; Psychoses

Indexed keywords

CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUTATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030026455     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(95)12274-5     Document Type: Article

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