Association study of the tryptophan hydroxylase gene and bipolar affective disorder using family-based internal controls

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 310-311

  Rietschel, Marcella ^a   Schorr, Alexander ^a   Albus, Margot ^b   Franzek, Ernst ^c   Kreiner, Roland ^d   Held, Tilo ^e   Knapp, Michael ^a   Müller, Daniel J ^a   Schulze, Thomas G ^a   Propping, Peter ^a   Maier, Wolfgang ^a   Nöthen, Markus M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM MÜNCHEN OST   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e Kaiser Karl Ring 5   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Manic depression; Transmission disequilibrium test

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALLELES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0034640692     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000612)96:3<310::AID-AJMG15>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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