Possible association between nonsynonymous polymorphisms of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene and schizophrenia in a Japanese population

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1569-1573

  Kunugi, H ^a   Hashimoto, R ^a   Okada, T ^a   Hori, H ^a   Nakabayashi, T ^b   Baba, A ^b   Kudo, K ^b   Omori, M ^b   Takahashi, S ^b   Tsukue, R ^b   Anami, K ^b   Hirabayashi, N ^b   Kosuga, A ^c   Tatsumi, M ^c,d   Kamijima, K ^c   Asada, T ^b,e   Harada, S ^b   Arima, K ^b   Saitoh, O ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Yokohama Shinryo Clinic   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK); Association; Schizophrenia; Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP); Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE;

ADULT; ALK GENE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONSYNONYMOUS POLYMORPHISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33748944856     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-006-0436-3     Document Type: Article

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