VNTR polymorphism of tyrosine hydroxylase gene and schizophrenia in the Korean population

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 131-136

  Pae, Chi Un ^a   Kim, Jung Jin ^a   Serretti, Alessandro ^b   Lee, Chang Uk ^a   Lee, Soo Jung ^a   Lee, Chul ^a   Paik, In Ho ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Korea; Schizophrenia; TH gene; VNTR polymorphism

Indexed keywords

TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; ALLELES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS; KOREA; MALE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0038655592     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070581     Document Type: Article

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