Association study of catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphism in Korean male alcoholics

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-154

  Kweon, Yong Sil ^a   Lee, Hae Kook ^a   Lee, Chung Tai ^a   Pae, Chi Un ^b  

^a Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Catechol O methyltransferase gene polymorphism; Korean; Violence

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIOLENCE;

ALCOHOLISM; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 20444401517     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-200506000-00014     Document Type: Article

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