Mutation analysis of the human NR4A2 gene, an essential gene for midbrain dopaminergic neurogenesis, in schizophrenic patients

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 753-757

  Chen, Yun Hsiang ^a,b   Tsai, Ming Ta ^a,b   Shaw, Cheng Kuang ^a,b   Chen, Chia Hsiang ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Association; Dopamine; Genetics; Mutation; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDRO 1 METHYL 4 PHENYLPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHINESE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAIWAN; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; NEURONS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035829981     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10036     Document Type: Article

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