Article
Distribution of the B33 CTG repeat polymorphism in a subtype of schizophrenia.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Jan 1998
Bengel D, Balling U, Stöber G, Heils A, Li S H, Ross C A, Jungkunz G, Franzek E, Beckmann H, Riederer P, Lesch K P
Abstract excerpt
Clinical evidence for a dominant mode of inheritance and anticipation in periodic catatonia, a distinct subtype of schizophrenia, suggests that trinucleotide repeat expansions may be involved in the aetiology of this disorder. Since genes with triplet repeats are putative canditates for causing s...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic