Evidence of association of KIBRA genotype with episodic memory in families of psychotic patients and controls

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 795-798

  Vassos, Evangelos ^a,b   Bramon, Elvira ^a   Picchioni, Marco ^a   Walshe, Muriel ^a   Filbey, Francesca M ^a,c   Kravariti, Eugenia ^a   McDonald, Colm ^a,d   Murray, Robin M ^a   Collier, David A ^b   Toulopoulou, Timothea ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c MIND RESEARCH NETWORK   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Endophenotype; Genetic association; KIBRA gene; Memory; Polymorphism; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; KIBRA GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

EID: 77955429862     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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