Polymorphisms of androgen receptor gene in childhood and adolescent males with first-onset major depressive disorder and association with related symptomatology

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 903-917

  Su, Qiao Rong ^a   Su, Lin Yan ^b   Su, Hong Ri ^c   Chen, Qing ^d   Ren, Guang Yuan ^a   Yin, You ^b   Shen, Shao Qing ^a   Yu, Ai Yue ^a   Xia, Guo Yuan ^a  

^a SHAOXING COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Jiangyong People's Hospital   (China)

^d SHAOXING PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent; CAG repeat; Children; Chinese population; First onset major depressive disorder; Male

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLELE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 34347392075     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450600910689     Document Type: Article

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