A CAG repeat polymorphism of KCNN3 predicts SK3 channel function and cognitive performance in schizophrenia

EMBO Molecular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 309-319

  Grube, Sabrina ^a   Gerchen, Martin F ^a   Adamcio, Bartosz ^a   Pardo, Luis A ^a   Martin, Sabine ^a,b   Malzahn, Dörthe ^c   Papiol, Sergi ^a,b   Begemann, Martin ^a   Ribbe, Katja ^a   Friedrichs, Heidi ^a   Radyushkin, Konstantin A ^a,b   Müller, Michael ^b,c   Benseler, Fritz ^a   Riggert, Joachim ^c   Falkai, Peter ^b,c   Bickeböller, Heike ^c   Nave, Klaus Armin ^a,b   Brose, Nils ^a,b   Stühmer, Walter ^a,b   Ehrenreich, Hannelore ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Higher cognitive testing; Mouse behaviour; Neuropsychology; Small conductance calcium activated potassium channel; Whole cell patch clamp

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; KCNN3; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAG REPEAT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL STRAIN HEK293; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DNA EXTRACTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHNICITY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL LINE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 79957887627     PISSN: 17574676     EISSN: 17574684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/emmm.201100135     Document Type: Article

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