Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and schizophrenia: Polymorphism screening and association analysis [1]

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-283

  Nanko, Shinichiro ^a   Kunugi, Hiroshi ^a,e   Hirasawa, Hideto ^b   Kato, Norihiro ^c   Nabika, Toru ^d   Kobayashi, Shotai ^d  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Heisei Clinic   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ALLELISM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0038798590     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00349-3     Document Type: Letter

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