NOTCH4 gene promoter polymorphism is associated with the age of onset in schizophrenia

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 61-64

  Anttila, Sami ^a,c   Kampman, Olli ^a,b   Illi, Ari ^a   Roivas, Markus ^c   Mattila, Kari M ^a,c   Lassila, Vesa ^d   Lehtimäki, Terho ^a,c   Leinonen, Esa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b Tampere Community Mental Health Care   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Association study; Gender; NOTCH4; Onset; Schizophrenia; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

NOTCH RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALLELES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; DNA; HUMANS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0038010395     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-200306000-00001     Document Type: Article

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