Schizophrenia and the serotonin transporter gene

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 207-212

  Rao, D ^a   Jonsson E G ^b   Paus, S ^c   Ganguli, R ^a   Nothen M ^c   Nimgaonkar, V L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Genetics; Schizophrenia; Serotonin; Serotonin transporter gene

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031738940     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-199808040-00002     Document Type: Article

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