Association study of the low-activity allele of catechol-O-methyltransferase and alcoholism using a family-based approach

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 109-111

  Wang, T ^a,b   Franke, P ^a   Neidt, H ^a   Cichon, S ^a   Knapp, M ^a   Lichtermann, D ^a   Maier, W ^a   Propping, P ^a   Nothen M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Addiction; Behavior genetics; Candidate gene; COMT; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; METHIONINE; NORADRENALIN; VALINE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELES; BRAIN; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 0035133132     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000803     Document Type: Article

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