DNA methyl transferase (DNMT) gene polymorphisms could be a primary event in epigenetic susceptibility to schizophrenia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Saradalekshmi, Koramannil Radha ^a   Neetha, Nanoth Vellichiramal ^a   Sathyan, Sanish ^a   Nair, Indu V ^b   Nair, Chandrasekharan M ^c   Banerjee, Moinak ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Mental Health Centre   (India)

^c Nair's Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNMT1 GENE; DNMT3A GENE; DNMT3B GENE; DNMT3L GENE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84901429351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098182     Document Type: Article

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