Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) in microRNA genes are enriched for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder association signals

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2557-2569

  Williamson, V S ^a   Mamdani, M ^a   Mcmichael, G O ^a   Kim, A H ^a   Lee, D ^a   Bacanu, S ^a,b   Vladimirov, V I ^a,b,c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; eQTLs; GWAS; miRNAs; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

AUTOPSY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; CHROMOSOMAL MAPPING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AUTOPSY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84938651346     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291715000483     Document Type: Article

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