The Val/Met functional polymorphism in COMT confers susceptibility to bipolar disorder: Evidence from an association study and a meta-analysis

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1193-1200

  Zhang, Zhao ^a,b,c   Lindpaintner, Klaus ^d   Che, Ronglin ^a,b,c   He, Zangdong ^a,b,c   Wang, Peng ^e   Yang, Ping ^e   Feng, Guoyin ^f   He, Lin ^a,b,c,g   Shi, Yongyong ^a,b,c,g  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Molecular Biology Protein Engineering XBio Inc   (China)

^c Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

^d Roche China Ltd   (China)

^e Wuhu No 4 People's Hospital   (China)

^f SHANGHAI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (China)

^g FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Association; Bipolar disorder; COMT; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 70349230839     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-009-0260-7     Document Type: Article

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