Association analysis of the -308G > A promoter polymorphism of the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) gene in Japanese patients with schizophrenia

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-221

  Hashimoto, R ^a   Yoshida, M ^a   Ozaki, N ^b   Yamanouchi, Y ^c   Iwata, N ^c   Suzuki, T ^c   Kitajima, T ^c   Tatsumi, M ^d   Kamijima, K ^d   Kunugi, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Association study; Genetics; Promoter; Schizophrenia; Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP); Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA GENE;

ADENINE; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GUANINE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SCHIZOPHRENIA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 10744229906     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-003-0101-z     Document Type: Article

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