Catechol O-methyltransferase genetic polymorphism in panic disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1785-1787

  Woo, Jong Min ^a   Yoon, Kyung Sik ^a   Yu, Bum Hee ^a  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGORAPHOBIA; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036789198     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.10.1785     Document Type: Article

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