Gly(247) → Asp proenkephalin A mutation is rare in schizophrenia populations

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 213-215

  Mikesell, M J ^a   Barron, Y D ^c   Nimgaonkar, V L ^c   Sobell, J L ^b   Sommer, S S ^b   McMurray, C T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

genetics; proenkephalin; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

PROENKEPHALIN; ASPARTIC ACID; ENKEPHALIN; GLYCINE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MUTATION;

ASPARTIC ACID; ENKEPHALINS; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030900985     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19970418)74:2<213::AID-AJMG21>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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