DISC1 (disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1) is associated with cortical grey matter volumes in the human brain: A voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-196

  Trost, S ^a   Platz, B ^a   Usher, J ^a   Scherk, H ^b   Wobrock, T ^c   Ekawardhani, S ^d   Meyer, J ^d   Reith, W ^e   Falkai, P ^f   Gruber, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Ameos Clinic Osnabrueck   (Germany)

^c Darmstadt Dieburg Clinics   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^e SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; Genetics; Leu607Phe; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ser704Cys; Structural

Indexed keywords

DISRUPTED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

EID: 84871513500     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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