Schizophrenia and beta-thalassemia: A genetic link?

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 260-261

  Borras, Laurence ^a   Huguelet, Philippe ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Chromosome 11; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 11; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 39649096297     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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