Advanced paternal and grandpaternal age and schizophrenia: A three-generation perspective

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 120-124

  Frans, Emma M ^a   McGrath, John J ^b,c   Sandin, Sven ^a   Lichtenstein, Paul ^a   Reichenberg, Abraham ^d,e   Långström, Niklas ^a   Hultman, Christina M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grandparental age; Mutation; Paternal age; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRANDPARENT; GRANDPATERNAL AGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARENTAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81955164228     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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