Preferential transmission of the high activity allele of COMT in schizophrenia

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 131-133

  Li, T ^a,b   Sham, P C ^a   Vallada, H ^a   Xie, T ^b   Tang, X ^b   Murray, R M ^a   Liu, X ^b   Collier, D A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

COMT schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 22; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0029851636     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-199623000-00005     Document Type: Article

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