Association analysis of MAOA and COMT with neuroticism assessed by peers

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 120 B, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 90-96

  Eley, Thalia C ^b   Tahir, Eda ^c   Angleitner, Alois ^a   Harriss, Kaveri ^c   McClay, Joseph ^c   Plomin, Robert ^c   Riemann, Rainer ^a   Spinath, Frank ^a   Craig, Ian ^c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Association; Catechol O methyltransferase gene; Monoamine oxidase A gene; Neuroticism; Peer report

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PEER REVIEW; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0042322697     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20046     Document Type: Article

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