The origin of schizophrenia: Genetic thesis, epigenetic antithesis, and resolving synthesis

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 965-970

  Petronis, Arturas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

complex trait; DNA; epigenetics; paradigm; Schizophrenia; twins

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MODELS, GENETIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 2342509705     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.02.005     Document Type: Review

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