Evidence for positive selection on Protocadherin Y gene in Homo sapiens: Implications for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 299-300

  Kalmady, Sunil V ^a   Venkatasubramanian, Ganesan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WNT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCADHERIN X GENE; PROTOCADHERIN Y GENE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYLOGENY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 60249083798     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.09.015     Document Type: Letter

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