Dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) activity and -1021C/T polymorphism of DBH gene in combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1087-1089

  Mustapić, Maja ^a   Pivac, Nela ^a   Kozarić Kovaćić, Dragica ^b   Deželjin, Martina ^a   Cubells, Joseph F ^c   Mück Šeler, Dorotea ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DBH polymorphism; Dopamine beta hydroxylase; Post traumatic stress disorder; War veterans

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DBH GENE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN;

ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 36749063872     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30526     Document Type: Article

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