No association between bipolar disorder and alleles at a functional polymorphism in the COMT gene

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue JUNE, 1997, Pages 526-528

  Craddock, Nick ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE;

EID: 0030774445     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.170.6.526     Document Type: Article

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