No evidence of expansion of CAG or GAA repeats in schizophrenia families and monozygotic twins

Human Genetics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-47

  Vincent, J B ^a   Kalsi, G ^b   Klempan, T ^a   Tatuch, Y ^a   Sherrington, R P ^c   Breschel, T ^d   McInnis, M G ^d   Brynjolfsson, J ^e   Petursson, H ^a,e   Gurling, H M D ^b   Gottesman, I I ^f   Torrey, E F ^g   Petronis, A ^f   Kennedy, J L ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CELERA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; ICELAND; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031709449     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050780     Document Type: Article

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