A case control and family based association study of the neuregulin 1 gene and schizophrenia

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-34

  Zhao, X ^a,b   Shi, Y ^a,b   Tang, J ^a,b   Tang, R ^a,b   Yu, L ^a,b   Gu, N ^c   Feng, G ^c   Zhu, S ^d   Liu, H ^d   Xing, Y ^e   Zhao, S ^e   Sang, H ^f   Guan, Y ^f   St Clair, D ^g   He, L ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

^c SHANGHAI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (China)

^d Jilin Institute of Mental Health   (China)

^e Xi'an Institute of Mental Health   (China)

^f Changchun Kaixuan Hospital   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 9144257198     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2003.014977     Document Type: Article

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