First family-based test for association of neuregulin with bipolar affective disorder [1]

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 706-707

  Cassidy, F ^a   Roche, S ^a   Claffey, E ^b   McKeon, P ^a,b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST PATRICK S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS;

EID: 33746505394     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001836     Document Type: Letter

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