Transthyretin: No association between serum levels or gene variants and schizophrenia

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 667-672

  Ruano, Dina ^a   Macedo, António ^b   Soares, Maria J ^b   Valente, José ^b   Azevedo, Maria H ^b   Hutz, Mara H ^c   Gama, Clarissa S ^c   Lobato, Maria I ^c   Belmonte de Abreu, Paulo ^c   Goodman, Ann B ^d   Pato, Carlos ^e,f   Saraiva, Maria J ^g   Heutink, Peter ^h   Palha, Joana A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d MASSACHUSETTS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^h VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Association studies; Retinoids; Retinol binding protein; Schizophrenia; Thyroid hormones; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

DNA; PREALBUMIN; RETINOID; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TTR GENE;

EID: 33947663895     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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