Schizophrenia Research
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 58-65 , July 2007

Association analysis of AKT1 and schizophrenia in a UK case control sample

  • Nadine Norton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 2920744212; fax: +44 2020746554.
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  • Hywel J. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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  • Sarah Dwyer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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  • Liam Carroll

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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  • Tim Peirce

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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  • Valentina Moskvina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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  • Ricardo Segurado

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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  • Ivan Nikolov

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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  • Nigel M. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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  • Masashi Ikeda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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  • Nakao Iwata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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  • Michael J. Owen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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  • Michael C. O'Donovan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Wales School of Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK

Received 8 January 2007 ,Revised 13 February 2007 ,Accepted 16 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.02.006

Schizophrenia Research
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