Investigation of complement C4B deficiency in schizophrenia

Human Heredity

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 279-282

  Schroers, Roland ^a   Nöthen, Markus M ^a   Rietschel, Marcella ^a   Albus, Margot ^b   Maier, Wolfgang ^a   Schwab, Sybille ^a   Wildenauer, Dieter ^a   Fimmers, Rolf ^a   Propping, Peter ^a   Dewald, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM MÜNCHEN OST   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association study; Chromosome 6; Complement deficiency; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 1842332674     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000154424     Document Type: Article

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