Schizophrenia Research
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 161-165 , 1 December 2001

Association of ZNF74 gene genotypes with age-at-onset of schizophrenia

  • K. Takase

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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  • T. Ohtsuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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  • O. Migita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
  • ,
  • M. Toru

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
  • ,
  • T. Inada

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Ichikawa, 272-0827, Japan
  • ,
  • K. Yamakawa-Kobayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
  • ,
  • T. Arinami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-298-53-3352; fax: +81-298-53-3333

Received 21 October 2000 ,Accepted 4 December 2000.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 161-165 , 1 December 2001