Identification of a novel neuregulin 1 at-risk haplotype in Han schizophrenia Chinese patients, but no association with the Icelandic/Scottish risk haplotype

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 698-704

  Li, T ^a,b   Stefansson, H ^c   Gudfinnsson, E ^c   Cai, G ^b   Liu, X ^b   Murray, R M ^a   Steinthorsdottir, V ^c   Januel, D ^a   Gudnadottir, V G ^c   Petursson, H ^d   Ingason, A ^c   Gulcher, J R ^c   Stefansson, K ^c   Collier, D A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DECODE GENETICS   (Iceland)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

8p; Family; Genetics; Glial growth factor; Linkage; Psychosis; Transmission

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 3042679816     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001485     Document Type: Article

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