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Original Research Article

Association of transcription factor 4 (TCF4) gene mRNA level with schizophrenia, its psychopathology, intelligence and cognitive impairments

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Pages 344-351 | Received 07 Jul 2017, Accepted 20 Oct 2017, Published online: 06 Nov 2017

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