Evidence for cis-acting regulation of ANK3 and CACNA1C gene expression

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 440-445

  Quinn, Emma M ^a   Hill, Matthew ^a   Anney, Richard ^a   Gill, Michael ^a   Corvin, Aiden P ^a   Morris, Derek W ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ANK3; Bipolar disorder; CACNA1C; Cis acting polymorphisms; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; ION CHANNEL;

ANK3 GENE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CACNA1C GENE; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELIC IMBALANCE; ANKYRINS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

EID: 77954849655     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2010.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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