Polymorphisms in the promoter and coding regions of the synapsin III gene. A lack of association with schizophrenia

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 237-241

  Imai, Koubun ^a   Harada, Shoji ^a   Kawanishi, Yoichi ^a   Tachikawa, Hirokazu ^a   Okubo, Takehito ^a   Suzuki, Toshihito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Association analysis; Chromosome 22; Genetic variation; Schizophrenia; Synapsin III

Indexed keywords

SYNAPSIN; SYNAPSIN III; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; DNA; EXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0034998046     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054896     Document Type: Article

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