Expression and genetic variability of PCDH11Y, a gene specific to Homo sapiens and candidate for susceptibility to psychiatric disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 141 B, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-70

  Durand, Christelle M ^a   Kappeler, Caroline ^a   Betancur, Catalina ^b   Delorme, Richard ^a   Quach, Hélène ^a   Goubran Botros, Hany ^a   Melke, Jonas ^a   Nygren, Gudrun ^c   Chabane, Nadia ^d   Bellivier, Franck ^b,e   Szoke, Andrei ^b,e   Schurhoff, Franck ^b,e   Rastam, Maria ^c   Anckarsäter, Henrik ^c   Gillberg, Christopher ^c,f   Leboyer, Marion ^b,e   Bourgeron, Thomas ^a,g,h  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^e HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^f ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^h INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Autism; Bipolar disorder; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Schizophrenia; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PCDH11Y GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYNAPTOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; CADHERINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FRANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SWEDEN;

HOMO SAPIENS; PRIMATES;

EID: 30344446622     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30229     Document Type: Article

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