Association analysis between a functional polymorphism in the monoamine oxidase A gene promoter and severe mood disorders

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 203-208

  Gutiérrez, Blanca ^a   Arias, Bárbara ^a   Gastó, Cristóbal ^b   Catalán, Rosa ^b   Papiol, Sergi ^a   Pintor, Luis ^b   Fañanás, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Association study; Functional promoter polymorphism; MAOA gene; Mood disorders

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; DNA; DOPAMINE; GENOMIC DNA; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; MOOD DISORDERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REFERENCE VALUES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 11144234338     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-200412000-00007     Document Type: Article

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