Convergent genetic modulation of the endocrine stress response involves polymorphic variations of 5-HTT, COMT and MAOA

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 483-490

  Jabbi, M ^a   Korf, J ^a   Kema, I P ^a   Hartman, C ^a   Van Der Pompe, G ^a   Minderaa, R B ^a   Ormel, J ^a   Den Boer, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endocrine response; Genetics; MD; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CORTICOTROPIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE CONTROL; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34247542195     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001975     Document Type: Article

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