Brief research communication: PRODH gene is associated with executive function in schizophrenic families

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 654-657

  Li, Tao ^a,b   Ma, Xiaohong ^a   Hu, Xun ^b   Wang, Yingcheng ^a   Yan, Chengying ^a   Meng, Huaqing ^c   Liu, Xiehe ^a   Toulopoulou, Timothea ^b   Murray, Robin M ^b   Collier, David A ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

COMT; Executive function; PRODH; Quantita; Schizophrenia; Tive traits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMT GENE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODH GENE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TASK PERFORMANCE; CHROMOSOME 22; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROLINE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PROLINE OXIDASE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 46949090461     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30648     Document Type: Article

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