Ultra-ultra rapid cycling bipolar disorder is associated with the low activity catecholamine-O-methyltransferase allele

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 346-349

  Papolos, D F ^a   Veit, S ^b   Faedda, G L ^c   Saito, T ^a   Lachman, H M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Lucio Bini Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar affective disorder; Catecholamine; COMT; COMT low activity allele; Rapid cycling; Ultra ultra rapid cycling

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031849496     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000410     Document Type: Article

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