Schizophrenia Research
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages 143-149 , July 2010

Association of NPAS3 exonic variation with schizophrenia

  • Georgina Macintyre

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H7
    • ,
  • Tyler Alford

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H7
    • ,
  • Lan Xiong

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Excellence in Neuromics of University of Montreal, CHUM Research Center and the Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H2L 4M1
    • ,
  • Guy A. Rouleau

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Excellence in Neuromics of University of Montreal, CHUM Research Center and the Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H2L 4M1
    • ,
  • Philip G. Tibbo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Bebensee Schizophrenia Research Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 4R7
    • Now at: Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Rm 3030, 3rd Floor, Abbie Lane Bldg, 5909 Veterans' Memorial Lane, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 2E2.
    • ,
  • Diane W. Cox

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H7
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Medical Genetics, 8-43B Medical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H7. Tel.: +1 780 492 7501; fax: +1 780 492 1998.

Received 21 December 2009 ,Revised 5 April 2010 ,Accepted 7 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.04.002

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages 143-149 , July 2010

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