Genetics of schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Looking back and peering ahead

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 436-439

  So, Hon Cheong ^a   Chen, Eric Y H ^a,b   Sham, Pak C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Copy number variation; Genome wide association; Linkage

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOTE; PLEIOTROPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 67049110431     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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