Support for genetic variation in neuregulin 1 and susceptibility to schizophrenia

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 485-487

  Williams, N M ^a   Preece, A ^a   Spurlock, G ^a   Norton, N ^a   Williams, H J ^a   Zammit, S ^a   O'Donovan, M C ^a   Owen, M J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Neuregulin 1; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUREGULIN-1; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037898450     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001348     Document Type: Article

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