Human endogenous retroviral pol RNA and protein detected and identified in the blood of individuals with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 193-199

  Huang, Wen Jie ^a   Liu, Zhong Chun ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Wang, Gao Hua ^a   Wu, Jian Guo ^a   Zhu, Fan ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

HERV; pol; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RETROVIRUS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GENE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES; FEMALE; GENE PRODUCTS, POL; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645864081     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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