Next-generation DNA sequencing-based assay for measuring allelic expression imbalance (AEI) of candidate neuropsychiatric disorder genes in human brain

BMC Genomics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Xu, Xiang ^a   Wang, Hao ^a   Zhu, Min ^a   Sun, Yue ^a   Tao, Yu ^a   He, Qin ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Saffen, David ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELIC EXPRESSION IMBALANCE; ALLELIC IMBALANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHILD; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MARKER GENE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BRAIN; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALLELIC IMBALANCE; BRAIN; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 80054689060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-518     Document Type: Article

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