Linkage evidence of schizophrenia to loci near neuregulin 1 gene on chromosome 8p21 in Taiwanese families

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 134 B, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-83

  Liu, Chih Min ^a   Hwu, Hai Gwo ^a   Fann, Cathy S J ^b   Lin, Chin Yu ^b   Liu, Yu Li ^a   Ou Yang, Wen Chen ^c,d   Lee, Sandy F C ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Chia Nan Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^e Taoyuan Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromosome 8p; Linkage; Neuregulin 1 gene; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDATE GENE; CHROMOSOME 8P; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NRG1 GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAIWAN;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; NEUREGULIN-1; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 15744362709     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20161     Document Type: Article

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