COMT and DRD3 polymorphisms, environmental exposures, and personality traits related to common mental disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 102-107

  Henderson, A S ^a   Korten, A E ^a   Jorm, A F ^a   Jacomb, P A ^a   Christensen, H ^a   Rodgers, B ^a   Tan, X ^b   Easteal, S ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Gene environment interaction; Neurotransmitters; QTLs

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D3;

EID: 0034615118     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(20000207)96:1<102::AID-AJMG20>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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