Homing in on depression genes

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-197

  McGuffin, Peter ^a   Cohen, Sarah ^a   Knight, Jo ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; EDITORIAL; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33847269598     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.2.195     Document Type: Editorial

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