Neuronal biomarkers from patients with mental illnesses: a novel method through nasal biopsy combined with laser-captured microdissection.

• Authors: K Tajinda, K Ishizuka, C Colantuoni, M Morita, J Winicki, C Le, S Lin, D Schretlen, A Sawa, N G Cascella
• Journal: Molecular psychiatry (Mol Psychiatry) Vol. 15 Issue 3 Pg. 231-2 (Mar 2010) ISSN: 1476-5578 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 20168323 (Publication Type: Letter, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Biomarkers

Topics

• Biomarkers (analysis)
• Biopsy (methods)
• Humans
• Lasers
• Mental Disorders (genetics, metabolism, pathology)
• Microdissection (methods)
• Nasal Mucosa (metabolism)
• Nose (pathology)
• Olfactory Perception (genetics)
• Olfactory Receptor Neurons (metabolism)
• Respiratory Mucosa (metabolism)