The genetic heterogeneity of "schizophrenia"

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-41

  Beckmann, Helmut ^a   Franzek, Ernst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

family studies; genetic heterogeneity; schizophrenia; twin studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PERIODICITY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TWINS;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PERIODICITY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA, CATATONIC; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TWIN STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 0033993359     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622970009150564     Document Type: Article

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