Tryptophan hydroxylase polymorphisms in suicide victims

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-17

  Bennett, P J ^a   McMahon, W M ^b   Watabe, J ^a   Achilles, J ^c   Bacon, M ^c   Coon, H ^b   Grey, T ^c   Keller, T ^c   Tate, D ^c   Tcaciuc, I ^a   Workman, J ^c   Gray, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Red Butte Health Center   (United States)

^c UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Suicide; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPULSIVENESS; INTRON; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034088511     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-200010010-00003     Document Type: Article

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