Gender dimorphism in siblings with schizophrenia-like psychosis due to Niemann-Pick disease type C

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Walterfang, M ^a   Fietz, M ^b   Abel, L ^c   Bowman, E ^c   Mocellin, R ^a   Velakoulis, D ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NPC1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; NIEMANN PICK DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUTATION; NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE, TYPE C; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIBLINGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880983882     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: 15732665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-009-1173-1     Document Type: Article

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