Lack of evidence for close linkage of the glutamate GluR6 receptor gene with schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1634-1636

  Chen, Andrew Chih Hui ^b   Kalsi, Gursharan ^b   Brynjolfsson, Jon ^b   Sigmundsson, Thordur ^b   Curtis, David ^b   Butler, Rob ^b   Read, Tim ^b   Murphy, Patrice ^b   Petursson, Hannes ^b   Barnard, Eric A ^b   Gurling, Hugh M D ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MICROSATELLITE DNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 10544232619     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.12.1634     Document Type: Article

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