Association of DNA polymorphism in the first intron of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene with disturbances of the catecholaminergic system in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-264

  Thibaut, Florence ^a,d   Ribeyre, Jean Marie ^a   Dourmap, Nathalie ^b   Meloni, Rolando ^b   Laurent, Claudine ^b   Campion, Dominique ^a   Ménard, Jean François ^c   Dollfus, Sonia ^a   Mallet, Jacques ^b   Petit, Michel ^a  

^a Universites de Medecine de R   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Univ de Médecine   (France)

^d CHS du Rouvray   (France)

Author keywords

plasma 3 methoxy 4 hydroxy phenylglycol; plasma homovanillic acid; schizophrenia; tyrosine hydroxylase gene

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATECHOLAMINES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0031588718     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(96)00118-1     Document Type: Article

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