Human catechol-O-methyltransferase pharmacogenetics: Description of a functional polymorphism and its potential application to neuropsychiatric disorders

Pharmacogenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-250

  Lachman, Herbert M ^a   Papolos, Demitri F ^a   Saito, Takuya ^a   Yu, Yue Min ^a   Szumlanski, Carol L ^b   Weinshilboum, Richard M ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Catechol; Methyltransferase; O methyltransferase; Parkinson's disease; Velo cardio facial syndrome

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CODON; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OBSESSION; PHARMACOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERMOSTABILITY;

CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOOD DISORDERS; PHARMACOGENETICS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

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EID: 0030004521     PISSN: 0960314X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008571-199606000-00007     Document Type: Article

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