Disruption of two novel genes by a translocation co-segregating with schizophrenia

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1415-1423

  Millar, J Kirsty ^a,d   Wilson Annan, Julie C ^a   Anderson, Susan ^a   Christie, Sheila ^a   Taylor, Martin S ^a   Semple, Collin A M ^a   Devon, Rebecca S ^a   St Clair, David M ^b   Muir, Walter J ^a,c   Blackwood, Douglas H R ^a,c   Porteous, David J ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 1; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 11; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GENE DISRUPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0034702026     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.9.1415     Document Type: Article

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