Association between HLA-A1 allele and schizophrenia gene(s) in patients refractory to conventional neuroleptics but responsive to clozapine medication

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 200-203

  Lahdelma, L ^a,g   Ahokas, A ^b   Andersson, L C ^a,c   Huttunen, M ^d   Sarna, S ^e   Koskimies, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

^g NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chromosome 6; Clozapine; HLA A1; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; HLA A1 ANTIGEN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031975605     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb02965.x     Document Type: Article

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