Incidental neurodevelopmental episodes in the etiology of schizophrenia: An expanded model involving epigenetics and development

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 435-440

  Singh, Shiva M ^a   McDonald, P ^a   Murphy, B ^a   O'Reilly, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental deviation; Genetic predisposition; Incidental episodes; Neurodevelopment; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; EPIGENETICS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY; TANDEM REPEAT; TWINS;

BRAIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 2942750478     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00269.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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