Association analysis of the catechol O-methyltransferase gene and bipolar affective disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-115

  Gutiérrez, Blanca ^b   Bertranpetit, Jaume ^b   Guillamat, Roser ^b   Vallès, Vicenç ^b   Arranz, Maria J ^b   Kerwin, Robert ^b   Fañanázs, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CATECHOLAMINE; DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 1842297034     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.1.113     Document Type: Article

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