No evidence for involvement of KCNN3 (hSKCa3) potassium channel gene in familial and isolated cases of schizophrenia

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-250

  Bonnet Brilhault, Frédérique ^a,b   Laurent, Claudine ^c   Campion, Dominique ^a,b   Thibaut, Florence ^b   Lafargue, Carole ^c   Charbonnier, Françoise ^a   Deleuze, Jean François ^e   Ménard, Jean François ^a   Jay, Maurice ^d   Petit, Michel ^b   Frebourg, Thierry ^a   Mallet, Jacques ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b CHS du Rouvray   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Ctr Hosp Specialise S Paul   (Reunion)

^e Universitaire de Rouen ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Anticipation; CAG repeat; KCNN3 gene; Schizophrenia; SKCa channels

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0033019746     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200278     Document Type: Article

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