The development of peripartum depressive symptoms is associated with gene polymorphisms of MAOA, 5-HTT and COMT

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1250-1254

  Doornbos, Bennard ^a   Dijck Brouwer, D A Janneke ^a   Kema, Ido P ^a   Tanke, Marit A C ^a   van Goor, Saskia A ^a   Muskiet, Frits A J ^a   Korf, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; COMT; Depressive symptoms; Gene environment interaction; MAOA; Peripartum

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 69349105768     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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