Schizophrenia or schizophrenias? the challenge of genetic parsing of a complex disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 105-107

  Jablensky, Assen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCIUM CHANNEL;

GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRIA1 GENE; GRIN2A GENE; GRM3 GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SRR GENE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; NERVE TRACT; PROCEDURES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84922261705     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14111452     Document Type: Review

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