Lack of modulating effects of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism on the association of serious life events (SLE) and impulsivity in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-122

  Wagner, Stefanie ^a,b   Baskaya, Ömür ^a   Lieb, Klaus ^a   Dahmen, Norbert ^a,c   Tadić, André ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^c Bioglobe GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; VALINE;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ALLELE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LETTER; LIFE EVENT; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; METHIONINE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VALINE;

EID: 73749087174     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.06.008     Document Type: Letter

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