No evidence of association between the genetic predisposition for dizygotic twinning and schizophrenia in West Africa

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 343-344

  Sirugo, Giorgio ^a   Odunsi, Kunle ^b   Ashenbrenner, Jaime ^a   Morakinyo, Olufemi ^c   Page, Grier ^d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT;

AFRICA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LETTER; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM; TWIN PREGNANCY;

DISEASES IN TWINS; GAMBIA; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

EID: 4344563215     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2004.01.002     Document Type: Letter

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