ProtocadherinX/Y, a candidate gene-pair for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: A DHPLC investigation of genomic sequence

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 129 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Giouzeli, Maria ^a   Williams, Nic A ^a   Lonie, Lorne J ^b   DeLisi, Lynn E ^c   Crow, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hominidae; Language; Laterality; Psychosis; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTOCADHERIN X; PROTOCADHERIN Y; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION X; CHROMOSOME XQ; CHROMOSOME YP; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HOMINID; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INTRON; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS; MYA;

EID: 3343012107     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30036     Document Type: Article

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