Phenotypic Characterization and Genealogical Tracing in an Afrikaner Schizophrenia Database

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 124 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-28

  Karayiorgou, Maria ^a   Torrington, Marie ^b   Abecasis, Gonçalo R ^c   Pretorius, Herman ^b   Robertson, Brian ^d   Kaliski, Sean ^d   Lay, Stephen ^d   Sobin, Christina ^a   Möller, Natalie ^b   Lundy, S Laura ^a   Blundell, Maude L ^a   Gogos, Joseph A ^e   Roos, J Louw ^b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Founder population; Gene mapping; Genealogical research; Schizophrenia genetics; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347993750     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20090     Document Type: Article

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