Low activity allele of catechol-O-methyltransferase gene associated with rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 342-345

  Kirov, G ^a   Murphy, K C ^a   Arranz, M J ^b   Jones, I ^a   McCandles, F ^a   Kunugi, H ^c   Murray, R M ^b   McGuffin, P ^a   Collier, D A ^b   Owen, M J ^a   Craddock, N ^a,d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; COMT; Rapid cycling; Tricyclic; VCFS

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CATECHOLAMINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 7344247646     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000385     Document Type: Article

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