Oxytocin and oxytocin receptor gene polymorphisms and risk for schizophrenia: A case-control study

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 500-508

  Montag, Christiane ^a   Brockmann, Eva Maria ^a   Bayerl, Martin ^a   Rujescu, Dan ^b   Müller, Daniel J ^c   Gallinat, Jürgen ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case control study; Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor genes; Schizophrenia; SNP rs53576

Indexed keywords

NEUROHORMONE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYTOCIN; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884278724     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2012.677547     Document Type: Article

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