Association between COMT gene and Chinese male schizophrenic patients with violent behavior

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Gu, Yan ^a   Yun, Libing ^a   Tian, Yuanyuan ^a   Hu, Zeqing ^a,b,c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NONE   (China)

Author keywords

COMT gene; Haplotype analysis; Schizophrenia; Violent behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349912267     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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