Identification and analysis of new sequence variants in the human tryptophan hydroxylase (TpH) gene

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-55

  Paoloni Giacobino, A ^b   Mouthon, D ^b   Lambercy, C ^b   Vessaz, M ^b   Coutant Zimmerli, S ^b   Rudolph, W ^b   Malafosse, A ^b   Buresi, C ^a  

^a Division of Neuropsychiatry   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Polymorphism; Psychiatric disorders; Tryptophan hydroxylase gene

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DNA DETERMINATION; EXON; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0033965134     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000647     Document Type: Article

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