Moderation of the effect of adolescent-onset cannabis use on adult psychosis by a functional polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene: Longitudinal evidence of a gene X environment interaction

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1117-1127

  Caspi, Avshalom ^a,b   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a,b,e   Cannon, Mary ^a,c   McClay, Joseph ^a   Murray, Robin ^a   Harrington, HonaLee ^b   Taylor, Alan ^a   Arseneault, Louise ^a   Williams, Ben ^a   Braithwaite, Antony ^d   Poulton, Richie ^d   Craig, Ian W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e SGDP Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Catechol O methyltransferase; Gene environment interaction; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER;

EID: 20944446077     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.01.026     Document Type: Article

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