Sequence and genomic organization of the human G-protein Golfα gene (GNAL) on chromosome 18p11, a susceptibility region for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 495-501

  Vuoristo, J T ^a   Berrettini, W H ^b   Overhauser, J ^c   Prockop, D J ^d   Ferraro, T N ^b   Ala Kokko, L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Expression; G protein; Gene structure; Polyadenylation; Schizophrenia; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOME 18P; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; EXON; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOGENE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0033799560     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000758     Document Type: Article

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