Genetic association of the EGR2 gene with bipolar disorder in Korea

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-129

  Kim, Se Hyun ^a   Song, Joo Youn ^b   Joo, Eun Jeong ^c   Lee, Kyu Young ^c   Shin, Soon Young ^d   Lee, Young Han ^d   Ahn, Yong Min ^a,b   Kim, Yong Sik ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; EGR2 protein; Genes; Genetic association studies; Human; Immediate early; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EGR2 GENE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE PRODUCT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863250316     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3858/emm.2012.44.2.007     Document Type: Article

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