Tryptophan hydroxylase gene polymorphisms are not associated with suicide

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 861-863

  Ono, Hisae ^a   Shirakawa, Osamu ^a   Nishiguchi, Naoki ^a   Nishimura, Akiyoshi ^b   Nushida, Hideyuki ^a   Ueno, Yasuhiro ^a   Maeda, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Association analysis; Genetics; Polymorphisms; Suicide victim; Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) gene

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; FENFLURAMINE; PROLACTIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUICIDE;

EID: 0034606213     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20001204)96:6<861::aid-ajmg34>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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