Association of neuregulin 1 with schizophrenia confirmed in a Scottish population

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-87

  Stefansson, Hreinn ^a   Sarginson, Jane ^c   Kong, Augustine ^a   Yates, Phil ^c   Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur ^a   Gudfinnsson, Einar ^a   Gunnarsdottir, Steinunn ^a   Walker, Nicholas ^d   Petursson, Hannes ^b   Crombie, Caroline ^c   Ingason, Andres ^a   Gulcher, Jeffrey R ^a   Stefansson, Kari ^a   St Clair, David ^c  

^a DECODE GENETICS   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d Ravenscraig Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

ALGORITHM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037221589     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345442     Document Type: Article

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