Can RGS4 polymorphisms be viewed as credible risk factors for schizophrenia? A critical review of the evidence

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-208

  Talkowski, Michael E ^a,b   Chowdari, K V ^a   Lewis, David A ^a   Nimgaonkar, Vishwajit L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Genetic risk; Linkage; Polymorphisms; RGS4; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; REGULATOR OF G PROTEIN SIGNALING PROTEIN 4; RGS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RGS PROTEINS; RISK FACTORS; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33645225114     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbj058     Document Type: Review

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