Different allele distribution of a regulatory MAOA gene promoter polymorphism in antisocial and anxious-depressive alcoholics

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 681-689

  Schmidt, L G ^a   Sander, T ^a   Kuhn, S ^a   Smolka, M ^a   Rommelspacher, H ^a   Samochowiec, J ^b   Lesch, K P ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Genetics; MAOA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; SYMPTOM; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0034084055     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020070069     Document Type: Article

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