Association between Val108/158 Met polymorphism of the COMT gene and schizophrenia

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 120 B, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-50

  Wonodi, Ikwunga ^a,b   Stine, O Colin ^a   Mitchell, Braxton D ^a   Buchanan, Robert W ^a   Thaker, Gunvant K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Candidate gene; COMT gene; Polymorphism; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; CODON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CODON; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VALINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0041413380     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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