Association between hSKCa3 and schizophrenia not confirmed by transmission disequilibrium test in 193 offspring/parents trios

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 267-270

  Wittekindt, O ^a   Schwab, S G ^b   Burgert, E ^a   Knapp, M ^b   Albus, M ^c   Lerer, B ^d   Hallmayer, J ^e   Rietschel, M ^b   Segman, R ^d   Borrmann, M ^c   Lichtermann, D ^b   Crocq, M A ^f   Maier, W ^b   Morris Rosendahl, D J ^a   Wildenauer, D B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM MÜNCHEN OST   (Germany)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f FORENAP   (France)

Author keywords

Association; hSKCa3; Schizophrenia; Transmission disequilibrium test; Trinucleotide repeat

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0033009853     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000495     Document Type: Article

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