Analysis of an association between the COMT polymorphism and clinical symptomatology in schizophrenia

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 393, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 170-173

  Strous, Rael D ^a   Lapidus, Raya ^a   Viglin, Dina ^a   Kotler, Moshe ^a   Lachman, Herbert M ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

COMT; Polymorphism; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 29244470822     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.09.067     Document Type: Article

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