COMT gene polymorphism association and drug response in Tourette syndrome

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 158-

  Lim, Myung Ho ^a   Kim, Jong Wan ^a   Song, Eun Young ^b   Kim, Tae Hyun ^c   Park, Tae Won ^d   Lee, Heon Jeong ^e   Paik, Ki Chung ^a   Kim, Hyun Woo ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^c Dong A University   (South Korea)

^d Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^e Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TOURETTE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649233075     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e32832a50df     Document Type: Letter

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