Is the WKL1 Gene Associated with Schizophrenia?

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 125 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-37

  Kaganovich, M ^a   Peretz, A ^a   Ritsner, M ^b   Abu Shach, U Bening ^a   Attali, B ^a   Navon, Ruth ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Catatonia; Cation channel; Chromosome 22q; Schizophrenia; WKL1 MLC1

Indexed keywords

CATION CHANNEL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LEUCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHIONINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GERMANY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WKL1 GENE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHO CELLS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PEDIGREE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA, CATATONIC;

EID: 0942279744     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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