Aggressive behaviour in patients with schizophrenia is associated with catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 179, Issue OCT., 2001, Pages 351-355

  Jones, G ^a   Zammit, S ^a   Norton, N ^a   Hamshere, M L ^a   Jones, S J ^a   Milham, C ^a   Sanders, R D ^a   McCarthy, G M ^a   Jones, L A ^a   Cardno, A G ^a   Gray, M ^a   Murphy, K C ^a   Owen, M J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AGGRESSION; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0034775299     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.179.4.351     Document Type: Article

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