Sex-specific interaction between MAOA promoter polymorphism and Apo ε2 allele in major depressive disorder in the Chinese population

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 337-

  Lin, Chi Hung ^a,b   Chang, Yong Yuan ^c   Lung, For Wey ^a,d,e,f  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Kao Yuan University

^c Department of Public Health ^*

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f Calo Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E2;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MAOA GENE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHINA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70350776596     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e3283328db0     Document Type: Article

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