Identification of molecular variants at the promoter region of the human α7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit gene but lack of association with schizophrenia

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Li, Chen Hao ^a   Liao, Hsiao Mei ^a   Chen, Chia Hsiang ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Genetics; Mutation; Nicotinic receptor; Polymorphism; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 8644279743     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.07.013     Document Type: Article

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