DNA methylation in peripheral tissue of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A systematic review

BMC Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Teroganova, Nina ^a,b   Girshkin, Leah ^a,b   Suter, Catherine M ^c   Green, Melissa J ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

BDNF; COMT; Epigenetics; Mood disorder; Psychosis; RELN

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BETA2; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HLA C ANTIGEN; REELIN; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BDNF GENE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CALHM1 GENE; COMT GENE; CPG ISLAND; DISC1 GENE; DLG4 GENE; DNA METHYLATION; GABRB2 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HLA C GENE; HTR1A GENE; HUMAN; RELN GENE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SALIVA;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DNA METHYLATION; HUMANS; SALIVA; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84958921380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0332-2     Document Type: Article

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