No evidence of linkage disequilibrium between a CAG repeat in the SCA1 gene and schizophrenia in Caucasian and Chinese schizophrenic subjects

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 123-127

  Li, T ^a,b   Breen, G ^c   Brown, J ^c   Liu, X ^b   Murray, R M ^a   Shaw, D J ^c   Sham, P C ^a   St Clair, D ^c   Collier, D A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allelic association; Chromosome 6p; Complex disease genetics; Psychosis; Transmission disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME 6P; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0033388524     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-199909000-00002     Document Type: Article

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