Preliminary evidence of an association between bipolar disorder in females and the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 221-225

  Mynett Johnson, L A ^a   Murphy, V E ^a   Claffey, E ^b   Shields, D C ^a   McKeon, P ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST PATRICK S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Association; Catecholamines; Chromosome 22; COMT; Genetics

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 22; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; METHYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0031739319     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-199808040-00004     Document Type: Article

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