Effects of season of birth and a common MTHFR gene variant on the risk of schizophrenia

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 300-305

  Muntjewerff, Jan Willem ^a   Ophoff, Roel A ^b,c,d   Buizer Voskamp, Jacobine E ^b,c   Strengman, Eric ^c   den Heijer, Martin ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Folate; ; MTHFR; ; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Schizophrenia; ; Seasonality;

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS;

EID: 79952360352     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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